Anyone planning to visit Patna, capital of Bihar, must note down some places which is must see….A brief information about those is provided below..

Patna Museum

Patna Museum is considered as an excellent museum as it is ornated with metal and stone sculptures. Its origin can be traced back to the Maurya and Gupta periods.It is a place where one can came across terracotta figures and archaeological finds from sites such as Nalanda. The meseum also houses the world’s longest fossilised tree, which is 16 metres in height and 200 million years old.

Golghar

Captain John Garstin laid the foundation of this building at the command of the British administrator Warren Hastings in July 1786. This amazing beehive shaped building served as a granary during terrible famine of 1770. A flight of steps winds round this 29m high building leads to the top from where one gets a fine view of the river Ganga and beautiful city of Patna.

Har Mandir

This is one of the holiest Sikh shrines in the state.This shrine consecrates the birthplace of the tenth religious preceptor of the Sikh faith, Guru Gobind Singh who was bornin the year 1660.It is carved entirely of white marble.Originally built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, a ruler of Punjab, Harmandirji is one of the holiest Sikh shrines . It is located in the Chowk area of Old Patna.This dome shaped structure contains Sikh scriptures and the personal belongings of the guru.

State Museum

The museum is located at Buddha Marg. The major attraction of the museum is a rare collection of coins, paintings, terracotta, bronze and stone sculptures of the Maurya and Gupta periods. The Museum houses well renowned Mauryan Didarganji Yakshi (3rd century BC).It also icludes collection such as Ashes of Buddha, a First World War cannon, Jain sculpture and archeological finds from Bodh Gaya, Nalanda and Kukrihar. One can come across the Tibetan and Chinese sections where one can see 15 meter long fossil tree. The mezzanine floor contains the Tibetan ‘Thankas’.

Khuda Baksh Oriental Library

Khuda Baksh Oriental Library is one of the national libraries of India.It was set up at the turn of the century in the year 1900.The library has a distinguished collection of rare Arabic and Persian manuscripts, Rajput and Mughal paintings and oddities like an inch-wide Quran.The library also houses the only books rescued from the plunder of the University of Cordoba in Spain

Kumrahar

Kumrahar is the site of the ancient city of Pataliputra.It is located on the Kankarbagh Road which is 5 km from Patna Railway Station. Excavations here have revealed relics of four continuous periods from 600 BC to 600 AD. The fifth period begins from 1600 AD. The 80pillared huge hall of the Mauryan dynasty is regarded as an important find.

Gulzaribagh

It is situated at 8 kms far from Golghar near Kumrahar. This site was use for warehousing old opium of former East India Company.

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