Photo of collection object Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Prayer Hall: plan and elevation sketches) — Kahn, Louis Isidore. Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Prayer Hall: plan and elevation sketches), 1964. Charcoal and graphite on tracing paper, 14 3/4 x 14 1/8" (37.5 x 35.9 cm). Gift of the architect, 390.1964. (Photo: MoMA)

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Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Prayer Hall: plan and elevation sketches)

1964

Louis I. Kahn

American, born Estonia. 1901–1974

Architecture & Design

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Maker/Artist: Kahn, Louis Isidore
Classification: Architecture
Formatted Medium: Charcoal and graphite on tracing paper
Medium: charcoal, graphite, tracing, paper
Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 14 1/8" (37.5 x 35.9 cm)
Departments: Architecture & Design
Accession Number: 390.1964
Credit Line: Gift of the architect
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