Satkhanda

Pranzo Sideona 15 months ago

An illustrative Part of Rich History Of Lucknow. If you are ever in lucknow then don’t miss a picture with this place. This place is best to be visited during the later half of the day when sun is about to set and after few hours this place light ups and those pictures are worth hundreds of likes on any social media platform. I would perfectly recommend visiting place around 5:30pm - 6:00 pm so that you get to experience golden hour pictures are well as slow motions.

Sayed Mohammad Yamama S.M.Y 19 months ago

The old city area of Lucknow is replete with historical monuments so much so that it seems to be taken straight out of a history book. Most of the monuments built by the Nawabs of Awadh portray a rich blend of Mughal, British, and Persian architecture at its best. One such magnificent structure, which unfortunately could not reach completion, is the #Satkhanda, situated in the Hussainabad area of the city.
The tower was built by Nawab Mohammad Ali Shah in 1842. Originally, the plan was to build 30 meters high, seven-storey tower but the construction work was abandoned after the untimely death of Nawab Mohammad Ali Shah. By that time, only four storeys could be completed. The tower is approximately 21 meters high and was built to view the moon by the Ulema as Muslims celebrate Eid, Bakreed festivals according to the sighting of the moon. Moreover, Nawab Mohammad Ali Shah wanted to have an extensive bird’s eye view of the wonderful city of Lucknow along with the majestic monuments and buildings from Satkhanda.
According to some local historians, the Nawab used to love his daughter immensely and wanted to build the monument for her. Unfortunately, the Nawab’s daughter is said to have died at a tender age. Soon after the untimely death of his daughter, Nawab Mohammad Ali Shah also died as he was unable to bear the loss of his daughter. The construction of the Satkhanda tower was abruptly stopped after the death of Nawab Mohammad Ali Shah and the descendants of the Nawab did not undertake the completion of the construction because they thought it would be a bad omen. Some locals believe that Nawab Mohammad Ali Shah hurt his ankle badly while climbing the stairs of the tower and died soon after this incident. Perhaps, this was the reason behind the reluctance of the Nawab’s descendants to avoid resuming the construction of Satkhanda, considering it a bad omen.

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Vatsalya Verma 14 months ago

Excellent place. No tickets required here. Easily accessible from railway station, Air port and bus stand. Nearby places include clock tower which is still working with bird in it's top for wind direction purpose. Bara imambara. Place for big gathering during historic days. Then there is bhul bhulaiyya to disguise enemy during g war time, a must visit place on lucknow stay . There is residency few kilometers, from here, near kaisarbagh. beautiful and soothing place. I'd recommend for visit during winter as in summer the temperature is around (35-40)°C so one will get exhausted, sun tanned and then it becomes boring. Also make sure you hire a guide for better understanding of the inside architecture and history. Even without guide also it's enjoyable. Have a nice trio to sham e awadh.