Situated on the banks of the river Gomti, Lucknow a graceful city, was once the capital of the Nawabs of Oudh and a favourite city of both the English and French. Lucknow with its rich tradition of muslim culture is world renowned for its refined and exotic cuisine, superb hand embroidery, architecture, and music and dance. Here you can find parks, gardens, Palaces, impressive monuments and a style of living which though born years ago still lives on today.

City tour of Hussainabad or the old city - visit the Bara Imambara which contains one of the biggest vaulted halls in the world unsupported by any beams or pillars, its labyrinth corri­dors, its unique ventilation system and its amazing acoustics ( the lighting of a match or a paper torn could be heard at the other end of the 163 ft. hall.) The Rumi Darwaza, almost an exact replica of the great gates of Istanbul. The Chota or Hussainabad Imambara, Shah Najaf Imambara, La Martiniere, Dilkusha palace and the several Baradaris all wait to be discovered. Lucknow tells its own story in the magnificent buildings of the Nawabs of Oudh, when beauty, rather than utility was the main concern.

City tour of Lucknow - situated on the banks of the river Gomti, Lucknow a graceful city, was once the capital of the Nawabs of Oudh and a favourite city of both the English and French. Lucknow with its rich tradition of muslim culture is world renowned for its refined and exotic cuisine, superb hand embroidery, architecture, and music and dance.

Take decorated tongas (horse-caleche) to La Martiniere the 18th century Fort Palace of General Claud Martin who was a member of the French East India Company but was soon appointed as a General of British Army. He exerted considerable influence on the civic administration of Lucknow & found a place of honour in the Royal Court of the Nawabs. Martin passed away before the palace was completed. It has been variously described as a Gothic castle & a Baroque folly. Today it is an English school for boys, the only one which has received the Battle Honours from the British govt. in 1932.

Carry on to visit the Dilkusha gardens & the Residency - the scene of the first war of Indian Independence. End the tour of Lucknow with the Bara Imambara in the old city, which contains one of the biggest vaulted halls in the world unsupported by any beams or pillars, its labyrinth corridors, its unique ventilation system and its amazing acoustics (the lighting of a match or a paper torn could be heard at the other end of the 163 ft. hall.)

The Rumi Darwaza, almost an exact replica of the great gates of Istanbul.

 

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