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Touring The Magnificent Historical Monuments Of Lucknow

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify">Dotted with the best architectural specimen from the Nawabi and British Raj era&comma; the capital city of Uttar Pradesh is perhaps one of the best way to understand to history of the state&period; With several mausoleums&comma; palaces and forts&comma; Lucknow’s past is filled with days of joys and struggle&period; For a history buff&comma; these monuments presents a great view of a glorious run of kingdoms and downfalls of might kings&period; Let’s take a look at the most famous historical monuments in the city of Nawabs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-13018 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;01&sol;lucknow-image-1024x609&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Touring The Magnificent Historical Monuments Of Lucknow" width&equals;"650" height&equals;"386" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify">Lying between the historical realms of Varanasi and Agra&comma; the capital city is somewhat seems neglected from a historical tourism perspective&period; Though on taking a deeper look&comma; these historic monuments are a great place to explore the culture of Lucknow&period; Though the modern side of the city boasts of some amazing marvels like sprawling gardens and marbled sidewalks&comma; the historical monuments in the city surpasses that new feel&period; The popularity of these monuments spreads to all over the country and you can find visitors from down south and far east visiting them&period; If you’re staying in any of these regions&comma; you can take a Bangalore to Lucknow flight or a train from Kolkata to reach the destination&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify">Lucknow rose it prominence as the prime seat of power for the Nawabs of Awadh&comma; who were known as great backers of culinary arts&comma; dance forms&comma; visual art and music&period; Its of no doubt that the city is called as the city of grand culture and still continues to exhibit it with great pomp&period; Here are some of the great historical wonders Lucknow has to offer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify">Bada Imambara &&num;8211&semi; This colossal structure is worth visiting if you haven’t seen any of Uttar Pradesh architectural wonders&period; Consisting of a maze of corridors on the upper floors is something really special&period; The entrance ticket offers the peek to the Chota Imambara&comma; clock tower and baradari&period; There are two massive gateways as entrances to the mausoleum complex&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify">Leading to the huge courtyard&comma; on one side you’ll find the attractive mosque and on the other side a huge baoli or step well&period; Both of which could be explored on foot and don’t forget to carry a flashlight&period; Located at the end of the courtyard lies a large hall&comma; which could also be one of the largest vaulted galleries in the world&period; Also present are the small replicas of Imam Hussain’s tomb in Karbala&comma; Iraq&comma; known as Tazias&comma; which are carried out during processions of Shia community&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify">Chhota Imambara &&num;8211&semi; Like Bada Imambara the Chhota Imambara is marked by two huge entrances leading to another huge court&period; This fascinating tomb was constructed by king Mohammed Ali Shah in the 1832 who is buried here with his mother&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify">Residency &&num;8211&semi; A large collection of beautiful gardens and historical ruins&comma; the Residency offers a great view of the past&period; Constructed during the British Era&comma; in the 1800s&comma; this garden appears as the witness to the first war of Independence and the siege of Lucknow&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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