Husainabad Clock Tower

Hussainabad Clock Tower
Clock Tower
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26°52′28″N 80°54′24″E / 26.874581°N 80.906788°E / 26.874581; 80.906788
LocationLucknow
DesignerRichard Roskell Bayne
Typevictory column
Height219 feet (67 m)
Opening date1827-1837
Dedicated toSir George Couper

Husainabad Clock Tower is a clock tower located in the Lucknow city of India.[1] It was constructed to mark the arrival of Sir George Couper, the lieutenant governor of North-West Province. It was built at a cost 1.75 Lakhs Rs.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Ghanta Ghar Lucknow". National Informatics Centre via lucknow.nic.in. Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Hussainabad Clock tower, Ghanta Ghar - Lucknow". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ^ Fredrick, Oliver (28 May 2017). "Lucknow's historic Hussainabad clock tower, others waiting to catch up with time". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.