Lucknow City Guide
Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, was also the capital city of the Nawabs of Awadh. The city was a favorite of the nawabs and many magnificient buildings and monuments have been built by them. Situated on the banks of River Gomti, the city of Nawabs is famous all over the world for its etiquettes and Tehzeeb or the graceful and polite behavior. Famous for its lovely monuments, architecture, dance and handicrafts, Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, is today one of the growing metropolitan cities of India. Known for its Urdu poetry or Shayari, the city offers its travelers a perfect blend of its glorious past and the modern present.
Lucknow is also popular for shopping and zoological parks. The city enjoys being capital of Uttar Pradesh and has some very good tourists destinations to visit. The monuments of city are unique of there kind, be it Bhulbhulaiya or the Residency. The city is equally famous for its culture and culinary has a laid back image and the favorite pastime of people in the city is to sit across any of its numerous food-joints and gossip. Lucknow gained prominence in the field of poetry, music, and dance. The lavish and royal and yet graceful lifestyle of the city sets the city apart from other cities of its time.
The lovely monuments of the city compel the tourists to feel and relive the elegant lifestyle of the Nawabs. Among them is the famous the Bada Imambada or Asafi Imambada. It is very easy to get lost in the labyrinths of the building. In the vicinity of the building lie a majestic mosque and a huge well. The Hussainabad or Chota Imambada is another marvel building of its time. It is the burial place of the Nawab. On either side of the courtyards stand a miniature version of the Taj Mahal.
The Roomi Darwaza, the Jama Masjid, the Hussainabad Clock Tower, rising to 221 feet, the Residency, the glorious Chattar Manzil, the Kaiser Bagh palaces and the Dargah of Hazrat Abbas are few beautiful monuments among many reflecting splendid architecture of their time.
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| By Mohit Dhingra (on Apr 11, 2011 10:38 PM) I want the name of famous place in lucknow
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