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Hussainnabad Imambara (Chotta Imambara)

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Built in : 1837
Built by : Mohammed Ali Shah
Location : Lucknow

Hussainnabad Imambara (Chhota Imambara)

Also known as the Chhota, or Small Imambara, This was built by Mohammed Ali Shah in 1837 as his own mausoleum. Thousands of labourers worked on the project to gain famine relief. The large courtyard encloses a raised rectangular tank with small imitations of the Taj Mahal on each side. one of them is the tomb of Mohammed Ali Shah daughter, the other that of her husband. The main building of the imambara, topped by a golden dome, contains the tombs of ali Shah and his mother. Opposite the Hussainnabad Imambara is Satkhanda and also known as Sven Storey Tower. A 67m-high defunct clock tower, overlooks the Hussainabad Tank nearby. West of the Hussainnabad Imambara is the Jama Masjid which was started by Mohammed Ali Shah and Completed after his Death. 

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