In action (My Friend) - Maqbara Sadat Ali Khan , Lucknow
Placed diagonally across the mausoleum of Nawab Saadat Ali Khan, on the south-east, is the other mausoleum, that of his wife Mursheer Zadi. Though the construction of this tomb had actually begun in the life time of Nawab Saadat Ali Khan soon after his wife's death, it could not be completed in his life-time. The credit for completion of both tombs goes to Nawab Ghazi-ud-Din Haider.
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Visitors to the city appear more fascinated with the huge and lofty structure of the Great Imambara built by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daulah but as Nand Lai Chatterji, author of Glories of Uttar Pradesh observes 'There is more artistry in them (the twin tombs) than even the Imambara buildings. The latter may be more spectacular, but these two tombs, small though they are, look more graceful and well proportioned. Architecturally, there is little left to be desired except a better material like stone or marble'.
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In action (My Friend) - Maqbara Sadat Ali Khan , Lucknow
Placed diagonally across the mausoleum of Nawab Saadat Ali Khan, on the south-east, is the other mausoleum, that of his wife Mursheer Zadi. Though the construction of this tomb had actually begun in the life time of Nawab Saadat Ali Khan soon after his wife's death, it could not be completed in his life-time. The credit for completion of both tombs goes to Nawab Ghazi-ud-Din Haider.
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Visitors to the city appear more fascinated with the huge and lofty structure of the Great Imambara built by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daulah but as Nand Lai Chatterji, author of Glories of Uttar Pradesh observes 'There is more artistry in them (the twin tombs) than even the Imambara buildings. The latter may be more spectacular, but these two tombs, small though they are, look more graceful and well proportioned. Architecturally, there is little left to be desired except a better material like stone or marble'.
lucknow.me/Maqbaras-of-Nawab-Saadat-Ali-Khan-and-Mursheer...