Lucknow Facts for Kids

Chhota Imambara is a monument in Lucknow, India. It was built by Muhammad Ali Shah, The third Nawab of Avadh in 1838, to serve as his mausoleum. It is now a tourist attraction.

Lucknow is the capital city of the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This metro city is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division. Lucknow has always been known as a multicultural city and flourished as a cultural and artistic capital of North India in the 18th and 19th centuries. Today it continues as an important centre of commerce, aerospace, finance pharmaceuticals, technology, design, culture, tourism, music and poetry. Lucknow ranked 6th among all the cities in India for fastest job-creation.

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Gates of the Palace at Lucknow by W. Daniell, 1801
Chota Imambara is a Shia Muslim Hussainiya and a mausoleum for Muhammad Ali Shah.
The ruins of the Residency at Lucknow show the gunfire it took during the rebellion.
Bada Imambada is famous for its maze called 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' in Hindi-Urdu. It is built of identical 2.5 feet wide passageways like the one shown in this photograph.
Map of parts of the Old City and the Civil Station, ca 1914
Map of Lucknow city
TCS Awadh Park, Tata Consultancy Services' regional office at Lucknow.
HCL Technologies Campus at HCL IT City, Lucknow
New building of Lucknow High Court
The roads of Lucknow (Gomti Nagar in picture)
Agra–Lucknow Expressway
Purvanchal Expressway
Buses of Lucknow Mahanagar Parivahan Sewa
Electric Bus in Capital City Lucknow
Alambagh Bus Stand ISBT (Inter State Bus Terminal)
Awadh Bus Station
Kaiserbagh Bus Stand
Lucknow Charbagh railway station
Lucknow Junction railway station
Terminal-2, CCS International Airport
Terminal-2, CCS International Airport
Lucknow Metro
Lucknow Metro Coach
Skyline of Lucknow as seen from Gomti Nagar
Ghanta Ghar, the tallest clock tower in India
Multi-storey apartments
Brijesh Pathak, Minister of Law & Justice and Additional Energy Resources in Uttar Pradesh, inaugurating the bada mangal festivities at UPNEDA office in Vibhuti Khand (May 2017)
Free food being distributed on a Bada Mangal (May 2017). Bada Mangal is a ritual specific only to Lucknow.
Tunday's Gelawati Kababs, Lucknow's speciality
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A dancer posing during a kathak dance sequence. The dance has its origins in Northern India and especially Lucknow.
BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium
K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow
Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta Stadium
Janeshwar Mishra Park
Ambedkar Memorial Park
Gomti Riverfront Park
Lucknow is known for its dasheri mangoes, which are exported to many countries
Baby elephant at Lucknow Zoo
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow
La Martiniere College
University of Lucknow
Central Drug Research Institute
Amity University Lucknow Campus, also known as Mango Orchard Campus
BBD groups of colleges Campus in Lucknow
BBD University building in BBD Campus in Lucknow

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