The historical Golghar of Bihar turned 236 years old, the story of its construction is very interesting, read here

Warren Hastings entrusted the construction of Golghar to Captain John Garstin, an engineer of the Bengal Army. For the construction of Golghar, Garstin had set up his camp in Bankipur. The Bungalow Garstin Sahib of that time is the present day Bankipur Girls High School.

Historic Golghar located in Patna turns 236 years old

The historic Golghar, located in Patna, the capital of Bihar, has turned 236 years old. It still remains the main attraction for the tourists visiting Patna. Everyone definitely wants to see Golghar once.

The construction work of Golghar was completed in the year 1786. Now the question arises in the minds of the people that after all, who built the Golghar? Why was the Golghar built? Who was the architect of Golghar?

There are many such questions which keep running in the minds of tourists as well as common people. Today "Bihar Helps" will answer your every question regarding Golghar.

Construction of Golghar for storage of grain

The British built the Golghar for the storage of grain. Over time, Golghar became the identity of Patna. Every person who comes to Patna wants to see Golghar first.

Governor General Warren Hastings was advised on 20 January 1784 by JP Oriel, a merchant of food grains, to build a large granary.

Hastings was looking for a permanent solution to the famine of 1770. More than one million people died in that famine in Bihar, Bengal and Dhaka.

Captain John Garstin was given the responsibility

Warren Hastings entrusted the construction of Golghar to Captain John Garstin, an engineer of the Bengal Army. For the construction of Golghar, Garstin had set up his camp in Bankipur.

The Bungalow Garstin Sahib of that time is the present day Bankipur Girls High School. Let us tell you that the 236 year old Golghar was built on 20 July 1786 near Gandhi Maidan in the capital Patna.

The Golghar was built in just two and a half years. The size of the Golghar is 125 meters and the height is 29 meters. The walls of the Golghar are 3.6 meters thick. It can hold 140,000 tonnes of grain at a time.

Many flaws in the construction of Golghar

It is said that only after it was made, flaws started coming to the fore. Its doors open inwards. Because of this, it can never be filled completely. The second drawback is that due to the heat, the grains in it rot quickly.

So the purpose of making it could never be fulfilled. There was never any grain collection. Then the British called the flaws in its construction Garstein's stupidity. Despite this, Golghar is quite popular.

Some facts related to Golghar

Let us tell you that in the year 2011, cracks started appearing in the walls of the Golghar. After this the state government had decided to conserve it. The responsibility of its conservation has been entrusted to the Department of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

There are total 145 steps in Golghar. Golghar was declared a state protected monument in 1979. This is an amazing piece of architecture. There is no pillar anywhere in its construction.

Due to its dome shape, it is compared to the tomb of Mohammad Adil Shah, built from 1627 to 1655. A voice resonates 27-32 times inside the Golghar. It is unique in itself.

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