VISIT TO A PLACE OF HISTORICAL INTEREST

Write a paragraph about VISIT TO A PLACE OF HISTORICAL INTEREST by answering the questions below: 
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a) Have you visited any plce of historical interest recently?
b) Where is the place locatd
c) How did you go do there
d) What are the things that impressed you mosst on the trip ?
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Visiting any historical place makes us familiar with our ancient heritage and cultural identity. I visited such a place few weeks back along with some of my close friends. It was the Buddhist vihara at Paharpur, Noagaon. It is located to the 200 kilometers northwest of Dhaka. We hired a micro bus and started from our college for Paharpur at  6.00 am. The journey was very enjoyable. On the micro bus, we took our breakfast. On reaching the spot, we took lunch in a local restaurant there. The food was very tasty and delicious. After having lunch, we started looking at the Buddhist Vihara which was founded in the 7th century by Dharma Paul. Recently it has been declared a world heritage site for its universal artistic value. Also known as somapur Mahavihara, it is the largest single Buddhist monastery in the Indian sub-continent. There are 198 rooms (kuthri), inside the stone wall of the rooms there are 63 statues of Hindu and Buddhist deities. It is a square building including 177 residential rooms around. The Buddhist vihara bears our ancient religious and cultural heritage. The monastery city represents a unique artistic achievement of our ancient people. I came to learn that the place was ideally an intellectual centre from the 7th century unto the 17th century. My visit to this place opened my inner eyes and gave me an insight into our ancient heritage. I surveyed the whole area with a sense of awe and wonder. We started our return journey at 6:00 pm and reached Dhaka at 10:30 pm. It has been really a comfortable as well as enjoyable journey.