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Hussainabad Picture Gallery in Lucknow is situated near the
Chhota Imambara and the Gallery
Building is visible from the main road. Built by the third Nawab of
Awadh, Nawab Mohammad Ali Shah in the year 1838 for being used as a
Royal summer house, Picture Gallery is one of the most liked tourist
spot in Lucknow. It is also called as Baradari as building made at that
time were often called as Baradari because of the 12 doorways.
There are around 30 stairs to reach the Picture Gallery. In front of the
Picture gallery, you can view a large and beautiful water pond which
enhances the charm of the Picture Gallery.
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Surrounded by green lawns and trees, it houses life-size portraits of
all Nawabas of Awadh which provides us knowledge about the contemporary
grand costumes and jewelry used by the Nawabs. In the vicinity you can
see Clock Tower - a 67 Meter high gothic
tower -probably it has the largest clock in India and also
Satkhanda - which is an edifice similar to
Babylon's minaret or floating garden. Satkhanda
could not be completed due to Nawab's dealth in 1842.
The colour of the this Amazing Hussainabad Picture Gallery building is
red and looks so beautiful from the road owing to the large water pond.
Visitor
Information
If you
have taken a combined ticket at Bara
Imambara, there is no entry fee, if not, just pay Rs.20/- only.
The gallery is open on all days from 8.00 AM - 6.00 PM.
Photography inside the Gallery is not allowed.
Getting There
Lucknow is
well connected with all metro and other important cities like Bangalore,
Chennai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Jammu Tawi, Guwahati, Chandigarh, Pune,
Jaipur and Bhopal either by Lucknow Charbagh(N.R.) or by Lucknow
Junction(N.E.R.). Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (IATA: LKO, ICAO: VILK),
is situated at Amausi in the city of Lucknow, India.
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