Lucknow

Parivartan Chowk (Change Square) at Lucknow

Lucknow ( /ˈlʌknaʊ/; Hindi: लखनऊ, Urdu: لکھنؤ, Lakhnaū, IPA: [ˈləkʰnəu] )is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division.

Located in what was originally known as the Awadh (Oudh) region, Lucknow has always been a multicultural city, and flourished as a cultural and artistic capital of North India in the 18th and 19th centuries. Courtly manners, beautiful gardens, poetry, music, and fine cuisine patronized by the Persian-loving Shia Nawabs of the city are well known amongst Indians and students of South Asian culture and history.[8] Lucknow is popularly known as The City of Nawabs. It is also known as the Golden City of the East, Shiraz-i-Hind and The Constantinople of India.

 A kite shop in the city

The second largest city in north and central India after Delhi.Straddling the river Gomti, modern Lucknow is a bustling metropolis. It is placed among the fastest growing cities and now it is metropolitan city of India and is rapidly emerging as a manufacturing, commercial and retailing hub. This unique combination of rich cultural traditions and brisk economic growth provides Lucknow with an aura that refuses to fade away.

 Shiite Muslims take out a Muharram procession in Lucknow

 Full Front View of Bouli

 Bhool Bhulaiya Front View

 Husainabad Clock Tower

 The Chhota Imambara

 Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha

 Gateway to Bara Imambara

 Ambedkar Park

Panoramic view of Charbagh Railway Station at Lucknow

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