Nizamat imambara murshidabad

The Nizamat Imambara is a Shia Muslim congregation hall in Murshidabad, India. The new Imambara was built in 1847 by Nawab Nazim Mansur Ali Khan under the supervision and direction of Sadeq Ali Khan just opposite the Hazarduari Palace at a cost of more than 6 lacs. The main entrance just parallel to the north face of the Hazarduari Palace faces south. The masons took only 11 months to finish the construction as, in addition to their wages, they also received food which allowed them to work day and night. The present Imambara is 680 feet long, however, the breadths vary. The central block that has the Madina is 300 feet long. It had been built slightly some feet away from the site of the old building in north. The Imambara stands just opposite to the Hazarduari Palace and is situated on the banks of the Bhagirathi River. The gap between the shores of the river and the west wall of the Imambara may be a few feet.