Conservation

Sobhabazar rajbari
 Status Residential
building
LOCATION
Address 33 to 36 Raja
Nabakrishna
Street
Town or city Kolkata

Country India

Construction started Main building:

probably
predates
1757; Nat
Mandap: 1830's
Owner The house:
private; Nat
 KOLKATTA Mandap: Kolkata

 Sobhabazar rajbari

SOURCE : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandigarh
 •The building at 35 Raja Nabakrishna Street (known as Shobhabazar
INTRODUCTION Rajbari or "Baag ola Bari - House with the lions"), on the northern side of
 Shobhabazar
Rajbari (Shobhabazar Royal the road, was the one first constructed by him, subsequently inherited
Palace) is the palace of
the Shobhabazar royal family
by his adopted son from his elder brother Gopimohan and his
located in the Indian city descendants including his son Radhakanta Deb.
of Kolkata.
•The house at 33 Raja Nabakrishna Street (known as Choto Rajbari) was
 Raja Nabakrishna Deb(1737–
97), founder of the built by him when a son was born to him later in life, and was left to his
Shobhabazar Rajbari (at 35),
started life modestly but soon biological son Rajkrishna and his descendants.
amassed considerable wealth
in his service to the British, in
particular by his role in assisting
to topple Siraj ud-Daulah.
 During his lifetime Raja
Nabakrishna Deb built two
houses.

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 HISTORY
In Kolkata Sovabajar Rajbari is
reagarded as one of the most
popular Bonedi Bari or Aristocratic
Mansion of Kolkata.

The history of the Sovabazar

Rajbari was enriched with the foot
prints of dignities like Sadhak
Ramprasad, Thakur Ramkrishna,
Swami Vivekananda, Sister
Nivedita, Raja Ram Mohan Roy,
Debendra Nath Tagore, Rabindra
Nath Tagore and so on.

The first civic reception of Swami

Vivekananda after his return from
Chicago was celebrated at
Sovabazar Rajbari premises in the
year 1897 by Raja Binoy Krishna
Deb Bahadur.

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FEATURES
 Although originally a saat-
mahala house the most intact
of the remaining spaces is the
courtyard with
the thakurdalan.
 A saat khilan thakurdalan with
multi-foliate arches supported
on pairs of squared pilasters.
 Pairs of columns with plain
shafts rise up between the
arches to support the
entablature above.
 The building consists of two
main blocks the residence and
the Nat mandap.
The main residence :
A large central courtyard with the thakurdalan at
the northern end.
A paanch khilan takurdalan with multifoil arches
supported on compound columns.
The double storey wings on either side of the
courtyard connect the thakurdalan with the naach
The main residence
ghar to the south.
The roof of the naach ghar has fallen through and
very little of the superstructure remains.
The Nat mandap :
A set of eight massive Tuscan columns support a
wide projecting cornice at roof level. Two rows of
multifoliate arches at the northern end provide
access to the nabaratna temple at the rear. The Nat mandap
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 To be Conserved?
The original palace building
(33A, Raja Nabakrishna Street)
features Mughal and medieval
Bengali temple-style
architecture.

Some areas that are partially

restored show european
influence, particularly
the palladian style loggia at
the entrance and the twin
iconic columns on either side.
Even today restoration project
is going on in some parts of the
palace.