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Sikandar Bagh

Overview

•Sikandar Bagh, formerly known by the British as Sikunder/Sikandra/Secundra Bagh, is a villa and garden enclosed by a fortified wall, with loopholes, gateway and corner bastions, approx.
•150 yards square, c.
•4.5 acres (1.8 ha), located in the city of Lucknow, Oudh, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Highlights

Sikandar Bagh, formerly known by the British as Sikunder/Sikandra/Secundra Bagh, is a villa and garden enclosed by a fortified wall, with loopholes, gateway and corner bastions, approx. 150 yards square, c.
4.5 acres (1.8 ha), located in the city of Lucknow, Oudh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
It was built by the last Nawab of Oudh, Wajid Ali Shah (1822–1887), as a summer residence.
The name of the villa signifies '"Garden of Sikandar", after Sikandar Mahal Begum, the Nawab's favourite wife.
It was stormed in 1857 by the British during the Indian Rebellion and witnessed within its walls the slaughter of all 2,200 sepoy mutineers who had made it a stronghold during their Siege of Lucknow.

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Sikandar Bagh, formerly known by the British as Sikunder/Sikandra/Secundra Bagh, is a villa and garden enclosed by a fortified wall, with loopholes, gateway and corner bastions, approx. 150 yards square, c.

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