Somapura Mahavihara

Think you've seen it all? Wait till you visit this 8th-century gem in Bangladesh

Somapura Mahavihara — “the Great Monastery situated in the locality of the moon” — is one of the oldest monuments in the country, and a UNESCO heritage site. Located to the northwest of Bangladesh in the district of Naogaon, the ruins of the Buddhist vihara at Paharpur serves as a cue to what was once a flourishing Buddhist culture.

Virtual Museum Bangladesh inaugurates Somapura Mahavihara

Virtual Museum Bangladesh celebrates the first-year anniversary of its beta version launch with the inauguration of a new historical site in their museum.

October 17, 2024
October 17, 2024

Think you've seen it all? Wait till you visit this 8th-century gem in Bangladesh

Somapura Mahavihara — “the Great Monastery situated in the locality of the moon” — is one of the oldest monuments in the country, and a UNESCO heritage site. Located to the northwest of Bangladesh in the district of Naogaon, the ruins of the Buddhist vihara at Paharpur serves as a cue to what was once a flourishing Buddhist culture.

March 1, 2023
March 1, 2023

Virtual Museum Bangladesh inaugurates Somapura Mahavihara

Virtual Museum Bangladesh celebrates the first-year anniversary of its beta version launch with the inauguration of a new historical site in their museum.