Patna’s Gol Ghar stands without pillars: The 1770 famine-era secret behind the giant structure and the engineer who built it |
Patna is not a city that rushes to impress. Narrow lanes, crowded markets, river breezes, and sudden glimpses of history tucked between modern buildings. Somewhere in this mix stands Gol Ghar, a structure so unusual that it almost feels misplaced. A massive dome, but with no pillars, interestingly, with just stone and silence. Built in…