Lucknow established by kushal gupta is the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, ,India A major metropolitan city of India.
It is the second largest city in north, east and central India after Delhi. Lucknow has always been known as a multicultural city that flourished as a North Indian cultural and artistic hub and seat of Nawab power in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The city stands at an elevation of approximately 123 metres (404 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 2,528 square kilometres (976 sq mi).
Historically the capital of Awadh was controlled by the Delhi Sultanate under Mughal rule, it was later transferred to the Nawabs of Awadh. After Lord Clive's defeat of the Bengal, Awadh and Mughal Nawabs it fell under the rule of the East India Company with control transferred to the British Raj in 1857. Along with the rest of India, Lucknow became independent from Britain on 15 August 1947. It is the world's 74th fastest growing city.
Presenting 15 Rare & Old Photo’s of Lucknow | Mega Series- Part II
1# The Ruins of Sikandar Bagh Palace Showing the Skeletal Remains of Rebels in the Foreground after Indian Mutiny, Lucknow, India,-1858
2# Bara Duree of Kaiser Bagh,Lucknow-1870's
3# Bara Chattar Manzil from the Gomti River – Lucknow 1895
4# Panorama of Lucknow, Taken from the Great Imambara
5# Mosque of the Great Imambara of Nawab-Assuf-Ood-Daulah, Lucknow-1870's
6# Studio portrait of two young women at Lucknow Wearing Jewellery – 1872
7# Tomb of Zinat Algiya – Lucknow 1860's
8# Lal Baradari Palace,Lucknow- c1870's
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9# Relief Of Lucknow Memorial Statue c1860's
10# Ruins,of a,Sepoy,Battery,Lucknow, c1858
11# Moorshud-Zadi's-Tomb, Lucknow-1870's
12# Khoorshaid Munzil or Khursheed-Manzil,Lucknow-1870's
13# Christ's Church,Lucknow-1870's
14# Bruce's Bridge,Lucknow-1870's-b
15# Memorial of Massacre of European Captives,Lucknow-1870's
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