Lucknow is one of the oldest cities in India whose foundation was laid during thirteenth century. It is the capital of Uttar Pradesh and historically it is referred as Awadh. Entire city is famous for its royal grandeurs, marvelous gardens, kebabs, Urdu and music. This city is commonly referred as the 'City of Nawabs' and the Constantinople of India because of its amazing building architecture and construction.
It is the second largest city within the northern region of India after Delhi. This marvelous city is located at the historically renowned Awadh region. The city was founded by Nawab Asif Ud Daula and it has grabbed the designation of a multicultural city. The city of Lucknow explains a great and glorious historical era and hence it is rightly known as the cultural center of Northern India.
Besides being one of the fastest growing industrial areas, the city of Lucknow has also emerged as a wonderful tourist destination of India. It offers some of the most prominent tourist attractions such as Bara Imambara, Chota Imamabara, Rumi Darwaza, Sikandar Bagh and many other must visit attractions within the city area.
Bara Imambara is a magnificent example of architecture built by Asaf-ud-Daula. This marvelous monument holds a very deeply rooted cultural, historical and sentimental significance. The monument includes Bhul-Bhulayah, Asfi mosque and summer palace.
The Bara Imamabara reflects a unique construction style. It is said that the hall of the building has the largest arched hall in the world. The length of the hall is about fifty meters while its height is around fifteen meters. The most fascinating thing about its construction is that the blocks used for
construction have an interlocking system. The building is constructed without using any sort of girders and beams. The roof of the building is intact without the support of pillars.
The complex also accommodates an amazing maze known as Bhulbhulaiya located at the upper floor of the building. This monument gives you an opportunity to take the glimpse of entire city from the top of the building.
Chota Imambara exhibits a perfect amalgamation of structural design of Charbagh, Islamic and Persian architecture. This incredible building was established in the year 1837 has now become a historical landmark of the city. The design of the building followed the Charbagh pattern having a stream of water running at the middle of the garden. The interior of the building exhibits a great Arabic calligraphy and glassworks.
Rumi Darwaza is another Impressive architecture of the city which was built in the year 1784 by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula. The Gate is also known as Turkish Gateway as it is believed the design is the replica of gateway in Constantinople. The height of the gate is around sixty feet with an octagonal Umbrella at the top of the gate. It also exhibits a lantern placed at the top of the gate to light up the structure at night.
This is a must visit tourist destination in Lucknow as it truly stupendous to watch the architecture of the gate.
The city also accommodates several parks attracting a lot of people during holidays and weekends. Some of the most prominent parks of city include Swarn Jayanit Park, Aurobindo Park and Ambedkar Memorial and Lohia Park that one would not afford to miss.
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