Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh
, extends along the banks of the River
Gomti. Dotted with remnants of
its rich historic past, Lucknow today is
known for what remains of its splendid Mughal
architecture and of course, the famous
Mughlai cuisine.
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Lucknow
Climate
Lucknow has a warm
subtropical climate with cool dry
winters (Dec-Feb) and dry hot
summers (Apr-June).
Language
Hindi, Urdu and
English (in tourist spots) are
the main languages.
The creator of
Lucknow as it is today was Nawab Asaf ud
Daula. The city became known as a centre for
Urdu poetry and courtly
diction, and reached its zenith during the reign of
Wajid Ali Shah who was a connoisseur
of music and poetry. It was
during his reign that the British appropriated
Awadh
.
Today Lucknow is known for its unique
styles of embroidery -
Chikan (exquisite shadow-work
embroidery) and Lakhnawi Zardozi.
And this is the land of the elaborate Mughlai
cuisine and one cannot leave without eating the
biriyani and the
kebabs. Shopping in
Lucknow is a royal experience and one can pick up elaborately
embroidered sarees and salwar
kameezes for a bargain
.
Places to visit in
and around Lucknow are Hussainabad
or Chhota Imambara, Asafi Imambara, Shah
Najaf Imambara & Hussainabad
Imambara (all ornate mausolems
with white domes with many turrets and minarets housing
tombs), Rumi Darwaza or
gateway, Kaiserbagh Palace
Complex, National Botanical Research institute,
Residency and State Museum /
Zoo.
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