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of the troops, expected relief to the imambaras, or ceremonial VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
arrive within 15 days. But, it was halls used during Muharram
87 days before a force led by Sir (see p673). The Bara (“Great”) Practical Information
Henry Havelock broke through Imambara, built by Asaf-ud- Lucknow district. 516 km (321
the ranks of sepoys, only to find Daula in 1784, was essentially a miles) E of Delhi. * 4,589,838.
themselves trapped inside. For famine relief project providing n Regional Tourist Office,
the next seven weeks they faced much-needed employment. It Paryatan Bhawan, Gomti Nagar
constant bombardment, until is said that while one group of (0522) 230 4870. _ Muharram
Sir Colin Campbell finally retook workers were involved with its (Mar/Apr). ∑ up-tourism.com
the Residency on 17 November. construction during the day, Transport
By then, almost 2,000 people had another group dismantled it ~ Amausi, 15 km (9 miles) SW
died either from bullet wounds at night. Elaborate gates lead of Lucknow £ @ Alambagh,
or from cholera and typhoid. to this sprawling, low edifice. (0522) 245 5477.
Today, the Residency looks just Its most remarkable feature is
as it did in 1857. In its small a large hall, 50-m (164-ft) long
museum, the gaping holes made and 15-m (49-ft) high, totally Asaf-ud-Daula also erected
by cannon fire are still visible. unsupported by pillars. the 18-m (59-ft) high Rumi
The Model Room, on the ground Above it is the bhulbhulaiya, a Darwaza, just outside.
floor, has a model depicting labyrinth of balconies. The Asafi This portal, embel lished
British defences during the siege. Mosque (also known as Shahi with lavish decorations,
Lying below are the cellars Masjid) and a stepwell also lie was the Imambara’s west-
where the women and children in the compound. facing entrance.
took shelter. The cemetery near
the ruined church has the forlorn
graves of those who died,
including that of Sir Henry
Lawrence. An Indian Martyrs’
Memorial stands opposite, on
the banks of the Gomti river.
T Bara Imambara
Hussainabad. Open Sunrise–sunset
daily. Closed during Muharram
(Mar/Apr). &
Lucknow’s most distinctive
architectural structures are The Bara Imambara complex, built in the late 18th century

Picture Lucknow City Centre
Gallery
Hussainabad 0 metres 500 1 Qaiser Bagh Palace
Clocktower
Chhota HUSSAINABAD 0 yards 500 2 Sikandar Bagh
Imambara 3 Chattar Manzil
Aurangzeb’s
Rumi Darwaza Mosque 4 The Residency
HUSAINABAD TRUST RD
Jama NAPIER ST MORADABAD
Masjid Bara 5 Bara Imambara
Imambara Daligunj
Asafi Pul
Mosque
Daulat SH A H M IN A R D
Khana M A N K AM ES H W A R M A N D I R RD
CHOWK RIA ST N A I B U LL A H ROAD Gomti River
M A H A T M A G A NDH I M A R G
VICTO The UNUVERSITY R D Shah Najaf
R
Chattar Hanuman Imambara Sikander
Setu
Manzil
Bagh
T U L S I D A S M A R G NA D AN MAH A L R OAD Railway Station Residency A N I L A K S H M I B A I M A R G M OTI M A H A L R D SH A H NA J AF RO AD P RATAP M ARG
R ANA
Kaisarbagh
Bus Stand
A S H O K A M A R G
J A G ATNARAYA
Lucknow City N ROA D
S A P R U
M A R G
Qaiser Bagh
Palace HAZRATGANJ
G WIN R D
DR B N VARMA RD QAISER
GA NGAPRASAD MARG
BAGH
S U B H A S H R O A D
RANIGANJ DR R K TONDON ROAD State Zoo
BISHESHWAR NATH ROAD
Chaudhary BUD DH A ROAD VIDHAN SABHA MAR G Museum
Charan Singh La
A H M A D H U S S A I N M A R G
Airport Martinière
12 km
(8 miles)
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