Rang Ghar

Rang Ghar

Rang Ghar (Assamese: ৰং ঘৰ, "rong ghor") (meaning "Red House") is a two-storied building which was the royal sports-pavilion from which the Ahom kings and nobles witnessed games and sports at the Rupahi Pathar ("pathar" meaning field in Assamese) in the Ahom capital, Rangpur. On the roof of the Rang Ghar is a design of an Ahom royal long boat. The building was constructed during the reign of Swargadeo Pramatta Singha in 1746. It is located north east to the Kareng Ghar, the royal palace, on the other side of the Assam Trunk (AT) Road west of Sibsagar. The Rang Ghar is said to be the oldest amphitheatre in Asia Fact|date=August 2007.

The Rang Ghar was the logo of the recently concluded 33rd National Games that was held from 9th to 18th February, 2007 in Guwahati, Assam.

External links

[http://www.33rdnationalgames.nic.in/logo.htm National Games logo]


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