It might interest
you to know that the 67-meter tall tower is the highest clock tower in the
nation . Also, the principal wheel of the clock is one and a half inches thick
and has a diameter of 2 ft, which makes it larger than the ultra – famous Westminister Clock . The
tower though called ‘Satkhanda’ has only four storeys because its construction was halted when its
erector Nawab Muhammad Ali Shah passed away in 1840.
The tower was built to
mark the arrival of Sir George Cooper, the first Lieutenant Governor of the
United Province of Awadh. But, now it is popularly known as the Hussainabad
Picture Gallery. The picture gallery deserves special mention and according to
me , it is no less than the very well
known Louvre in Paris .When I recently
went there for the first time , the
paintings held me for a while and made me laugh at myself for being ignorant to
such beauty .The tower was designed by Roskell Payne in Victorian -Gothic style
. It’s gigantic pendulum has a length of 14 feet and the dial of the clock is
designed in the shape of a 12-petalled flower and bells around it. Gunmetal is
used for building the clock parts . And the clock costed Rs. 1.75 lakhs to the
government at that time .Quiet lot! According to my views , this monument is
the best in Lucknow .
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