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'''Wasif Manzil''' (also known as '''Wasef Manzil''' and '''New Palace''') was built by Nawab [[Wasif Ali Mirza Khan]] under the direction and supervision of Mr. Vivian, officer of the [[Public Works Department]] of the [[Nadia district|Nadia]] Rivers Division and Surendra Barat, a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] engineer. This building, rather palace was used by the Nawab as his residence. The building is extremely close to the [[Hazarduari Palace]]. It is built on the ''[[Hazarduari Palace#Kila Nizamat|Nizamat Fort Campus]]'' between the campus's ''Dakshin Darwaza'' (south gate) and the [[Hazarduari Palace]], just opposite the campus's South Zurud Mosque and parallel to the [[Bhāgirathi-Hooghly River]].

==Geography==
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===Location===
Wasif Manzil is located at {{coord|24.182663|88.269492|display=inline}}.

[[Hazarduari Palace]] and its associated sites in the Kila Nizamat area (forming the central area in the map alongside) is the centre of attraction in Murshidabad. Just a little away are [[Katra Masjid]], [[Fauti Mosque]], [[Jama Masjid, Motijheel|Jama Masjid]] and the [[Motijhil]] area. There is a group of attractions in the northern part of the town (as can be seen in the map alongside). Some attractions such as [[Khushbagh]], [[Rosnaiganj]], [[Baranagar, Murshidabad|Baranagar]], [[Kiriteswari Temple]], [[Karnasuvarna]] and others are on the other side of the river and there are attractions in the neighbouring [[Berhampore]] area also (not shown in the map).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://offbeatweekend.com/mushidabad/ | title = Offbeat Weekend in Murshidabad | work = Outskirts of Killa Nizamat (Northern part) | publisher = Offbeat Weekend | accessdate = 20 July 2021}}</ref>

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in Murshidabad city. Most of the places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. A few, without pages yet, remain unmarked. The map has a scale. It will help viewers to find out the distances.

==Destruction==
[[File:Landscape garden of Wasif Manzil.jpg|thumb|right|An old photo of the landscape garden of the palace with the artificial hill which no longer exists.]]
The palace was extensively destroyed in the [[1897 Assam earthquake|1897 earthquake]] on 12 June. The whole of the palace's second storey came down within a few seconds. It was repaired later but without the second storey. Adjacent to the palace was an artificial hill and a landscape garden which now cease to exist.

==Features==
The palace has been designed to look a little like a castle with small corner [[turret]]s on the corners. The palace has a semi-circular pediment with the [[Nawabs of Murshidabad]]'s coat of arms on it. Now, the palace is maintained by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] and has been transformed into a museum. The palace has a garden space in front of it which has a fountain and several marble statues. The garden space is enclosed with a handsome iron railing. The main entrance is a Norman archway with open-work iron doors. The staircases and statues inside the palace are also made of marble and are worth seeing.

==Wasif Manzil picture gallery==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="150px">
File:Wasif Manzil - Nizamat Fort Campus - Murshidabad 2017-03-28 6554-6557.tif|Wasif Manzil
File:Wasif Manjil alias New Palace at Murshidabad.jpg|Wasif Manzil
File:Statue - Wasif Manzil Garden - Nizamat Fort Campus - Murshidabad 2017-03-28 6552.JPG|Statue
File:Coat Of Arms - Stucco Decoration - Wasif Manzil - Nizamat Fort Campus - Murshidabad 2017-03-28 6551.JPG|Coat of Arms - stucco decoration
File:Wasif Manzil - Nizamat Fort Campus - Murshidabad 2017-03-28 6543-6549.tif|Wasif Manzil
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Hazarduari Palace#Kila Nizamat|Nizamat Fort Campus]] and other buildings built in the campus:

# [[Hazarduari Palace]]
# [[Chawk Masjid]]
# [[Nizamat Imambara]]

* Nawab [[Wasif Ali Mirza Khan]], the Nawab who built this majestic palace.

* [[Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad]]

==References==
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{{Tourist attractions in Murshidabad}}

[[Category:Tourist attractions in Murshidabad]]
[[Category:Palaces in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Murshidabad district]]

Wasif Manzil - Revision history

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