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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]
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.
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 .
Qaisarbagh Complex of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India (photograph taken between 1865 and 1882). Qaisarbagh (Hindi: क़ैसरबाग़, Urdu: قيصر باغ, pronounced [qɛːsərˈbaːɣ], Emperor's Garden), also spelled Qaiserbagh, Kaisarbagh or Kaiserbagh, is a palace complex in the city of Lucknow, located in the Awadh region of India.
Shah Najaf Imambara was constructed by Nawab Ghazi-ud-Din Haider in 1818, [1] [2] the last nawab wazir and the first King of the Oudh state in 1818 to 1827. The building was named after the term Shah-e-Najaf (King of Najaf) which is an allusion to Ali. [3]
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.
It is an example of Awadhi architecture. [1] The Rumi Darwaza stands sixty feet tall [2] and was modeled after the Sublime Porte (Bab-i-Hümayun/بابِ همایون) in Istanbul. [3] It is adjacent to the Asafi Imambara, Teele Wali Masjid and has become a symbol for the city of Lucknow. It used to mark the entrance to Old 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 .