Bara Imambara
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The Bara Imambara, also known as the Asafi Imambara, is a significant imambara and mosque complex located in Lucknow, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Built by Asaf-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh,
The imambara in 2012
View from the roof of the labyrinth of Bara Imambara
The simple grave of Asaf ud-Daula under a canopy inside the imambara; a watercolor by Seeta Ram, c. 1814–15
The imambara interior
Asaf-ud-Daula
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Mirza Asaf-ud-Daula was the Nawab wazir of Oudh ratified by the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II, from 26 January 1775 to 21 September 1797, and the son of Shuja-ud-Dowlah. His mother and grandmother were
Bara Imambara
…also known as the Asafi Imambara, is a significant imambara and mosque complex located in Lucknow, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Built by Asaf-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh, in 1784, it is the world's second largest imambara, after the Nizamat Imambara. It is a Monument of National Importance, administered…
Water colour in style of Zoffany
Asfi mosque, named after the Nawab, Asaf-ud-Daula.
A view of the Palace of the Asaf-ud-Daula at Lucknow, c.1793