Maharaja Suryakanta Acharya Chowdhury constructed this lodge in 1879, naming it after the district collector Alexander. Built using timber and corrugated iron frames to survive severe tremors, locals dubbed it Lohar Kuthi (the Iron Cottage). The retreat hosted notable visitors including poet Rabindranath Tagore in 1926 and Viceroy Lord Curzon in 1904. Today it stands inside the Teachers' Training College grounds; visitors can admire the surviving woodwork and Gothic gables from the outside.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Free to view from the college grounds; rickshaw about ৳25–40
How to get to Alexander Castle
Located within the Teachers' Training College grounds in central Mymensingh, a 10-minute rickshaw ride from the railway station.
Mymensingh town is about 115 km from Dhaka, around 3 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Mymensingh guide.
The building houses an office of the teachers' college; interior access may be restricted during class hours.
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- Give it
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- Give it
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- Best time
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- Give it
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- Cost
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- Best time
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- Give it
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- Cost
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