Qaisar Bagh

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Qaisarbagh Complex of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Qaisarbagh (Hindi: क़ैसरबाग़, Urdu: قيصر باغ, pronounced [qɛːsərˈbaːɣ], Emperor's Garden), also spelled Qaiserbagh, Kaisarbagh or Kaiserbagh, is a complex in the city of Lucknow, located in the Awadh region of India.[1][2] Wajid Ali Shah (1847-1856), the last Nawab of Lucknow, visualized a palace complex, Kaiserbagh, which amalgamated all the intricacies of a paradise garden. King Wajid Ali Shah started the construction of the

Qaisarbagh, Lucknow, c.1866
British soldiers looting Qaisar Bagh, Lucknow, after its recapture (steel engraving, late 1850s).

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References

  1. ↑ "General View of the Palace in Kaiser Bagh, Lucknow (by H.A. Mirza & Sons)". Images of Asia. Retrieved 2009-08-14. 
  2. ↑ "The Walled Palaces of Kaiserbagh (by Anil Mehrotra Neeta Das)". Zeno Marketing Communications. Inc. Retrieved 2009-08-14. 

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