Golghar

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Golghar, is located to the west of the Gandhi Maidan in Patna, capital of Bihar state, India . Disturbed by the devastating famine of 1770, Captain John Garstin got this Silo or beehive shaped structure built for the purpose of storing grains for the British army. It has a storing capacity of 140000 tons and was completed on 20th July 1786. At that time, India was under the British Raj.

It has a foundation of 125m, and a height of 29m. It is pillarless with the wall of 3.6m width at the bottom. One can climb atop the Golghar through the 145 steps of its winding stairway around the monument. The top of the Golghar presents a wonderful panoramic view of the city and the Ganga flowing nearby.

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