THIS GUIDEBOOK FOCUSES ON 25 BUILDINGS IN DAKA, REPRESENTING DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURAL PHASES SINCE THE MUGHAL ERA, BEGINNING IN THE EARLY 17TH CENTURY. THE FEATURED BUILDINGS COMMUNICATE LARGER IDEAS ABOUT THE CITY'S BUILDING TRADITION, REPRESENT AND ARCHITECTURAL TREND, INFLUENCE THE ARCHITECTURAL SCENE, AND OFFER A SPATIAL STORY IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE CITY.