EVOLUTION OF DHAKA | 3D CITY TIMELAPSE (1100–NOW)

Dhaka was once one of the richest cities in Asia, the Mughal capital of Bengal and home of the finest cloth in the world. Then it nearly disappeared. Watch its whole story, from villages on the Buriganga to Lalbagh Fort, the Nawabs' pink palace, 1952, 1971 and today's megacity of more than 20 million, as a 3D timelapse. You asked for Dhaka (thank you @RN7_is_the_GOAT). Here it is. 0:00 Villages on the old Ganges 1:08 The Mughals arrive 1:27 1610: the capital of Mughal Bengal 1:54 Bara Katra 2:27 Lalbagh Fort 2:51 Muslin, the finest cloth in the world 3:14 The capital leaves: the long decline 3:26 The East India Company 4:25 Ahsan Manzil, the pink palace 4:47 The tornado of 1888 5:09 1905: a capital again 5:40 Dhaka University 5:52 1947: East Pakistan 6:06 21 February 1952: the Language Movement 6:40 The Shaheed Minar 7:16 1971: Bangladesh 7:41 Louis Kahn's Parliament 7:58 The megacity 8:28 The metro 8:43 Dhaka today 8:59 Then and now 9:11 The whole story in 20 seconds Pictures: Wikimedia Commons, public domain, except Charles D'Oyly (CC BY-SA 4.0); Himasaram / Nirvik12 (Valid SVG Version) (CC BY-SA 3.0); TRAJAN 117 (CC BY-SA 3.0). Buildings: © OpenStreetMap contributors; Google Open Buildings (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Terrain: Copernicus DEM. Music (in order of appearance): "Ballad of Enchantment" from Old School RuneScape, (c) Jagex, used under licence "Eastern Thought" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Meditation Impromptu 02" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Miles Away" from Old School RuneScape, (c) Jagex, used under licence "Spirit" from Old School RuneScape, (c) Jagex, used under licence "Venture 2" from Old School RuneScape, (c) Jagex, used under licence Old School RuneScape music (Jagex). Created under Microsoft's Game Content Usage Rules using assets from Age of Empires II. Not endorsed by or affiliated with Microsoft.