Dilkusha Kothi is the remains of an eighteenth-century house built in the English baroque style in the quiet Dilkusha area of Lucknow in India. Today there are only a few towers and external walls as
Dilkusha Kothi in 1858 pictured by Francis Beato
An engraving of the north front of Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland, England
Plate 09, The Dil Khoosa Palace during the Siege of Lucknow in 1857
The Dilkusha with Lucknow in the Distance, 1866, William Simpson, Yale Center for British Art
Seaton Delaval Hall is a Grade I listed country house in Northumberland, England, near the coast just north of Newcastle upon Tyne. Located between Seaton Sluice and Seaton Delaval, it was designed by
Dilkusha Kothi
…its neighbour, La Constantia, it is located on the banks of Lucknow's main river, the Gomti. The design bears a startling resemblance to the style of Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland, England. Seaton Delaval Hall was built in 1721 and was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, who also designed Blenheim Palace. Dilkusha…
Unsigned painting of the south front of Seaton Delaval Hall, probably by William Bell. The southwest wing at left may never have been built; the southeast wing at right was destroyed by fire in 1822.
The inside of the central block's main entrance. The fire-damaged stucco statues at first-floor level are permanently affixed to the walls; the missing ceiling was destroyed in the fire of 1822. The roof is modern.