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The Nawabs were an integral part of the city's architecture as they were the few with the means to construct the monuments that still hold today. [1] These were the Iranian group of Mughal nobility and therefore held a close connection to Persian ideologies which influenced a lot of their stylistic features, for example, the animal motifs like the fish emblem. [2]
Mughal architecture Location in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India The Chattar Manzil ( Urdu : چھتر منزل , Hindi : छतर मंज़िल ), or Umbrella Palace is a building in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh which served as a palace for the rulers of Awadh and their wives .
English: Map showing Lucknow operations 1857-1858. A plan of the city of Lucknow, showing key places and buildings in the city, such as Kaiser Bagh, Residency and Dilkhoosha are marked. The red lines mark the routes of advance to relieve the city made by General Havelock, Colin Campbell and James Outram, accompanied with dates, as well as the ...
Lucknow is known for its Dasheri mangoes, which are exported to many countries. Lucknow has a total of 5.66 per cent of forest cover, the state average being around 7 per cent. [48] Native tree species are: shisham, dhak, mahuamm, babul, neem, peepal, ashok, khajur, mango and gular. [49]
The map illustrated shows how the grounds were at the centre of the British military activity in September and November 1857. Northwest along the river Gomti is La Martinière College, and further along the river is the Residency of Sir Henry Lawrence. These three buildings played a substantial role in the uprising in Lucknow.
The Residency, Lucknow, in the foreground is the Treasury building, far left behind it the Martinière post. The Banquet Hall in the middle at the back. The Residency , also called as the British Residency and Residency Complex , is a group of several buildings in a common precinct in the city of Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh , India .
Universities and colleges in Lucknow (5 C, 31 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Lucknow" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
The Bara Imambara is among the grandest buildings of Lucknow. [3] The design of the Imambara was acquired through a competitive process. The winner was a Delhi architect Kifayatullah, [1] who also lies buried in the main hall of the Imambara. It is another unique aspect of the building that the sponsor and the architect lie buried beside each ...