Shapla Square
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Shapla Square (Bengali: শাপলা চত্ত্বর, Shapla Chottor) is a huge sculpture at the heart of Motijheel near the center of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. It depicts a Shapla (water lily), the national flower of Bangladesh. The sculpture is surrounded by a fountain.[1]
The location also marks a mass grave of Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Images of the monument.
- ^ Article, from Banglapedia.
