Golghar

Patna, Bihar

About

The  Golghar or Gol Ghar, located to the west of the Gandhi Maidan  in  Patna ,  capital  of  Bihar state India . It is a  granary  built by Captain John Garstin, in 1786. Golghar has a storage capacity of nearly 140000 tonnes of grains, which is sufficient to supply for thousands of people  its maximum capacity due to an oversight during the construction of the structure; the doors were designed to open from the inside. As a result, if it is filled to its maximum capacity, then the doors will not open.