Kalikapur Zamindar palace
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Kalikapur Rajbari also called Saat Mahala Bari (transl. সাত মহলা বাড়ি) is a large historic mansion with seven parts. It is a heritage palace in Kalikapur, in Purba Burdhaman district. Kalikapur is about 175 km northwest of Kolkata and near Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. The palace built in 1819, is actually an addition to a palace built in the next village of Maukhira (just 10 minutes away), which still exists. The palace/mansion in Kalikapur was built by Sadgope Zamindar Paramananda Roy, who built the seven mansions for all his seven sons along with a Durgadalan and a Nat Mandir.It is also called Kalika rajbari and spooky palace(translate in bengali that bhoutik mohol)
This joint mansion is referred to, in the local dialect as Saat Mahala Bari ("mansion with seven parts"). These seven mansions were connected to each other via a long corridor. Though many say the palace is over 350 years old, foundation stones and other research confirm it was built in 1819.
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