Shahi Bridgeशाही पुल
Akbar's governor built this bridge over the Gomti in 1568 and Jaunpur still drives over it every day.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereJaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Purvanchal
Purvanchal
Kind of placeMonuments & Heritage, Weekend Getaways
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Time needed1 hr
Base and nearbyJaunpur city, Jaunpur Junction
EntryFree
About Shahi Bridge
Built between 1564 and 1568 by Munim Khan, governor under Akbar, to the design of the Afghan architect Afzal Ali, and still carrying traffic across the Gomti four centuries on. It has ten pointed arches with small chhatri pavilions on top, and a stone lion crushing an elephant at one end that everyone photographs. The 1934 earthquake knocked down several arches, since rebuilt in the same style. Best seen from the ghats below at dusk.
What to see and do
- The arches and the pavilions along the deck
- The lion and elephant sculpture
- View from the Gomti ghats at sunset
- Shahi Qila across the river
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