Golghar
#Apna_Bihar #Apnaexplore_bihar youtube The Golghar or Gol Ghar (गोलघर), ("Round House") is a large granary located to the west of the Gandhi Maidan in Patna , capital of Bihar state , India. History [ edit ] According to a contemporary inscription at its base, the Golghar in Patna was intended to be just the first of a series of huge grain stores. In the end, however, no others were ever built. The granary was "part of a general plan … for the perpetual prevention of famine in these provinces". [1] The beehive - shaped structure was designed by John Garstin of the Bengal Engineers, part of the East India Company 's Bengal Army . Its construction was completed on 20 July 1786. A drive to improve the appearance of the structure was begun in 2002. [2] Architecture Built in the Stupa architecture, the building has a height of 29 m. It is pillar-less with a wall of thickness of 3.6 m at the base. One can climb to the top of the Golgh