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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]
Lucknow Metro system is the most-quickly built metro system in the world [142] and most economical high-speed rapid transit system project in India. [143] The commencement of civil works started on 27 September 2014. [144] Lucknow has the third largest metro network in the state after Noida, Meerut and Ghaziabad.
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 ...
This portal, embellished with lavish decorations, was the Imambara's west-facing entrance. 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 ...
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.
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 .
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.