Satkhanda

Well renovated and pretty in the evenings with the lights-arrangements, plus surrounded by a green and spacious park
The best time to visit Satkhanda is evening and it looks just amazing a little after sun down when the illuminating lights are turned on.
It is also known as watch tower.
But there is very bad smell as there are many non-veg points

I would say good building.
I visited many times and each time I was looking only structure and architecture that how it had been made by the people who don’t know about technology and art. They were not aware about latest technology and they didn’t have too much updated instruments at that time still they made it. All the buildings and fort are still there.
Wonderful.
You should go there and explore the things.
Thanks a lot.

Builing was looking good and there is a garden also where some people were walking I think it would be better to go in the evening

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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Beautiful but really kind of disbanded, we didn't find any info there, there's no sign, no person in charge, would've loved some information but nonetheless,bits beautiful.

Basically the Satkhanda is a art and painting museum where you'll get all the painting of mugal nawab's of Lucknow. Some painting are 3D. They are moveable with the viewers. It was such a great experience for me as a art lover. Fabulous time.

A great example of mughali-awadhi architecture located in the old Lucknow near the Husaniabad clock tower (Ghanta Ghar), also near Rumi Darwaza.

Satkhanda is a very unique place. It's a protected monument of Lucknow. It is located near by our Clock Tower. satkhanda has a very beautiful architecture and very scenic beauty when it's lit up in evening times. There is a beautiful garden is also there in satkhanda. You can visit it and click pictures of it.