Lucknow city is popularly known as the 'the city of Nawabs'.
Situated on the banks of the river Gomti, it is the capital of the north
Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
It was founded by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula. In the olden times, it served as the capital of the nawabs of Awadh and it is one of the reasons why it is also called as the city of the Nawabs. The era of the Nawabs bestowed Lucknow with the courteous culture as well as mouthwatering delicacies for which it is famous today.
One of India's finest cities, Lucknow is north India's city of high culture, where the legendary etiquettes (adab and tehzeeb) is still a way of life. Under the rule of the Nawabs of Awadh, art, culture and cuisine flowered here.
Lucknow contains notable examples of architecture. The Great Imambara (1784) is a single-storied structure. The Rumi Darwaza, or Turkish Gate, was modeled (1784) after the Sublime Porte (Bab-iHümayun) in Istanbul. The best-preserved monument is the Residency (1800), the scene of the defense by British troops during the 1857 Mutiny. A memorial commemorating the Indians who died during the uprising was erected in 1957.
It was founded by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula. In the olden times, it served as the capital of the nawabs of Awadh and it is one of the reasons why it is also called as the city of the Nawabs. The era of the Nawabs bestowed Lucknow with the courteous culture as well as mouthwatering delicacies for which it is famous today.
One of India's finest cities, Lucknow is north India's city of high culture, where the legendary etiquettes (adab and tehzeeb) is still a way of life. Under the rule of the Nawabs of Awadh, art, culture and cuisine flowered here.
Lucknow contains notable examples of architecture. The Great Imambara (1784) is a single-storied structure. The Rumi Darwaza, or Turkish Gate, was modeled (1784) after the Sublime Porte (Bab-iHümayun) in Istanbul. The best-preserved monument is the Residency (1800), the scene of the defense by British troops during the 1857 Mutiny. A memorial commemorating the Indians who died during the uprising was erected in 1957.