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{{Infobox monument
| monument_name = Hussainabad Clock Tower
| native_name = Clock Tower
| image = Clock tower , lucknow.jpg
| caption =
| location = [[Lucknow]]
| designer = Roskell Payne
| type = [[victory column]]
| material =
| length =
| width =
| height = {{convert|219|ft}}
| begin =
| complete =
| open = 1881
| dedicated_to = [[Sir George Couper, 2nd Baronet|Sir George Couper]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|26.874581|80.906788|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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'''Husainabad Clock Tower''' is a [[clock tower]] located in the [[Lucknow]] city of [[India]]. It was constructed in 1881 by Hussainabad Trust to mark the arrival of Sir George Couper, the first lieutenant governor of United Province of Avadh. It was built at a cost of Rs. 1.75 lakhs.<ref name="wikimapia">{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/153057/Hussainabad-Clock-tower-Ghanta-Ghar|title=Hussainabad Clock tower, Ghanta Ghar - Lucknow|publisher=wikimapia.org|accessdate=2014-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/lucknow-s-historic-hussainabad-clock-tower-others-waiting-to-catch-up-with-time/story-zLMidN3oiAuAhgAPLtObwN.html|title=Lucknow’s historic Hussainabad clock tower, others waiting to catch up with time|last=Fredrick|first=Oliver|date=2017-05-28|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519175412/https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/lucknow-s-historic-hussainabad-clock-tower-others-waiting-to-catch-up-with-time/story-zLMidN3oiAuAhgAPLtObwN.html|archive-date=2019-05-19|url-status=live|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref>

==History==
It is located adjacent to the [[Rumi Darwaza]], [[Bada Imambada]] and [[Teele Wali Masjid]].
Built-in the year 1881, Husainabad Clock Tower is adjudged as the tallest among all the clock towers in India. it was built as a replica to the [[Big Ben]] clock tower of London.

Richard Roskell Bayne designed this structure, {{convert|67|m|ft}} in height, and it reflects [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] and [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style structural designs. Gunmetal is used for building the clock parts. Its gigantic pendulum has a length of 14 feet, and the dial of the clock is designed in the shape of a 12- fully gold flower and bells around it.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news|url=http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1113971|title=Husainabad Clock Tower - The Tallest Clock Tower of India | date=28 March 2014 | publisher=CNN iReport| author=singharun | accessdate=16 August 2018}}</ref>

==Clock tower==
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In 2010, the district administration decided to replace the clock. But then two samaritans Captain Paritosh Chauhan and Akhilesh Agarwal approached the administration to allow them to repair it so that the mechanical clock is not replaced with an electronic one. It was Captain Chauhan's passion and love for his city that he requested the then DM, Amit Ghosh to give him a chance to repair it. They worked on it for three years and reconstructed the entire clock on a pro bono basis.

On 13 April 2010, they began working and were able to make the defunct clock functional by 28 October 2010. Finally, on 13 September 2011, they made the giant clock tower chime, after a silence of 27 long years.

==References==
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[[Category:Clock towers in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lucknow]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Lucknow]]
[[Category:1881 establishments in India]]

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