Talatal ghar

     

            Talatal Ghar                          Location :Sivasagar                :

          The talatal ghar is considered to be amongst the largest historical monuments in Assam.It is situated in Rangpur that is 4 kilometers away from sivasagar which is supposed to be the present name of Rangpur.the Talatal ghar was originally constructed for the purpose of using it as a base for the army  .The structure was constructed by Rajewswar Singha who was an Ahom King.The Talatal ghar along with its complementing structure above the ground  that is the kareng ghar is supposed to be one of the finest insatances of Ahom architecture .

                 The Talatal ghar is actually an underground barracks and the initial construction for the palace was ordered  by Swargadew Rudra Singha in the year 1698.The structure has three floors and the lowest floor is stated to be linked by a tunnel with the Dikhow river.The Talatal ghar has two undisclosed tunnels along with three storyes under the ground level which served as emergency exitroutes at the time of Ahom wars.

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            The age old palace constructed during the period of 17th century presently attract a significant amount of tourists as well as researchers greatly from across the world chiefly for its outstanding architectural patterns as well as  structure.

                                                                                  collected by:Himadri phulkonwar