Mustafa Castle

Mustafa Castle is situated in the city of Meerut in India. Mustafa Castle was constructed by Nawab Mohd Ishak Khan as a tribute his father Nawab Mustafa Khan Shefla.

History

The construction of Mustafa Castle was started in the year 1896-97 and was finalised in the year 1900. Grandiose gate was the first assemble of Mustafa Castle which got completed in the year 1899 and later the entire castle itself took around four to five years for completion. Mustafa Castle was constructed by the affectionate son in honour of extraordinary Urdu writer, poet and a well known critic of his age.

Architecture

The entire layout of Mustafa Castle was planned and designed by Ishak Khan himself. Mustafa Castle was constructed on the 30 acres of land.

Nawab Ishak Khan united many kinds of design in the project of Mustafa Castle which offers amenities parallel to the British era cottages and allocates main features with the building of the kingdom of Rajasthan. The combination meant that the structure of Mustafa Castle was to be incomparable to others as built in the cities like Delhi, Lahore and Hyderabad.

Certain traditional objects within the limits of Mustafa Castle are officially under Nawab Ishak Khan ambitious tour around the world and his desire for gathering those pieces which includes clay from Mecca which is mainly used in the building process and also during the substitute of scaffold with a religious Islamic Mosque.

Best Time to Visit

Meerut is avidly influenced by monsoon and humid weather. Summers in Meerut are extremely hot which last from April to June, temperature during summer rises up to 43 degree Celsius. During monsoons, weather is slightly better which last from June to September. Winter starts from October till March, the temperature can go up to -4 degree in winters of Meerut.

Visitor's Information

Meerut is one of the beautiful cities in Northern India. Other than Mustafa castle, one can visit the city to experience various sightseeing.

Jama Masjid is situated in Meerut and is considered to be the first ever mosque constructed in India which also has historical significance.

Gandhi Bagh is musical fountain garden situated on the Mall road of Meerut is one of the tourist attraction.

Appu Ghar is the famous amusement park is one of the attractions for kids in Meerut.

How to Reach

By Air

Indira Gandhi airport is the closest airport of the city of Meerut situated 100 kilometres from the city.

By Rail

Meerut railway station is one of the busiest railway stations of India, Meerut Cantt and Meerut city are the two main railway stations which connects the city thru Delhi and other northern part of city.

By Road

Meerut is also very well connected by road from the major metro cities like Delhi, Faridabad, Noida, Haridwar and Ghaziabad thru NH 58, NH 235 & NH 119.

Bus services in Meerut is through UPSRTC Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, the main bus stands in Meerut is Bhainsali and Sourab bus gate which connects the city to other cities.

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