Lucknow Things to Do

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The place which is the witness of Indian's first war for independence in 1857AD, was the home to British soldiers and was under seize ...thousands were killed. From Chota Imambara, an auto will charge about INR 40 to visit this monument. Entry charges Rs. 10. It has a museum also, which is closed on friday.

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Built by Nawab Asaf Ud Daula bahadur is an architectural marvel. Has three halls inside - Chinese hall, Persian Hall & Kharbooja hall. Also you can enjoy a huge labyrinth with guide. Guide charges INR 100. From Charbag you can hire an autorickshaw for about INR 50-60 to reach this place.

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This very shady zoo, established in 1921, lies near the main MG Road to the south-east of the city centre. They have the following animals on view: various spieces of deer, chimps, elephants, sloth bears, panthers, Himalayan bears, monkeys, gibbons, turtles, ducks, emus, giraffes, zebras, rhinos, an aquarium, lions, tigers, hippos, wolfs, jackals, hyaenas etc. A toy train runs round the middle. The zoo grounds are also home to the State Museum. More photo's can be found on one of my travelogues.

Open: 8.30am - 5pm. Admission: Rs10 for all.

Lucknow is a historical city of India, a seat of sophisticated Nawabs. It was one of the biggest centres of freedom movement in first half of the 1900.

One can visit many historical monuments built by muslim rulers over the period and modern places built by Britishers and the locals. Some of them are Bara Imambara, Chhota Imambara, Residency, Shahid Minar etc.

The city is famous for the mouth-watering muslim cuisines, especially mutton kebabs. Road-side restaurants offer inexpensive but excellent tasting food both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. The city also hosts some, inter-alia, excellent Indian sweet-meats known as 'Revadi' and 'Gajak' that melt the moment they are put on the tongue.

Starred hotels too are in plenty offering food and comfort to which travelers from developed countries are accustomed.

The city is also famous for hand-embroidered 'Chikan' work on both male and female traditional attires which not only look elegant but are also comfortable wears for tropical climate. Many hand crafted articles depicting traditional Indian, Hindu and Muslim cultures are available for souvenirs.

The city as such is not very famous as a centre for learning but it hosts one of the oldest universities in India which is highly active in politics. The university has produced great political leaders of the freedom movement.

While city is historically famous for its 'Tehzeeb' (manners) and 'Khaatirdaari' (hospitality) and is an excellent place to visit, some security concerns are in place and as a precaution one must not carry huge amount of currency or ornaments especially in the nights and at deserted places.

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The State Museum in Lucknow is a must visit for all the tourists and otherwise who visit Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow Museum is rather situated in a modern three-storied building at Banarasi Bagh area of Lucknow. It is actually a museum and achieve rolled in one. The museum has separate galleries dedicated to sculptures, bronzes, paintings, natural history and anthropological specimens, coins, textiles and decorative arts.

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It is supposed to be one of the most beautiful mosque in the whole of India. Lucknow’s Jama Masjid is also known by the name Jami Masjid in Lucknow. This mosque holds a lot of importance for the Muslims who flock to this mosque on their religious events and also on every auspicious occasion. Jama Masjid, Lucknow was constructed in the year 1423 and the architecture of this mosque is simply splendid. The architecture has a blend of the Hindu and Muslim art that is simply eye catching. The intricate design and pattern in the interiors tells of the high class of architecture in those imes.

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The Botanical Gardens in Lucknow are one of the few of its kind in India. Tourist can go here to enjoy fresh air, beautiful and refreshing scenery or to enjoy a picnic. The Botanical Gardens boasts of a garden, a picnic grove and flower shows wherein different kinds of flower species are displayed. The Flower shows especially during winter is both an attraction for locals and tourists alike.

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The museum in Lucknow, once situated in the historic Choti Chattar Manzil and the Lai Baradari, erstwhile coronation hall of the nawabs ofAvadh, moved in 1963 to its new premises, a modern three storeyed structure situated incongruously in the the Prince of Wales Zoological Gardens.

The initial collection centred around the arts of Avadh and objects related to the customs, habits and mythology of India. Gradually, it expanded to include excavated antiquities from Piparahawa, Kapilavastu, where the Buddha grew up. Today, this has evolved into a multipurpose museum with sculpture, bronzes, paintings, natural history and anthropological specimens, coins, textiles and decorative arts. From the vast number of displayed objects, some hundred are rare and of great value. These include an inscribed wine jar bearing the name of Aurangzeb Alamgir (17th century), a jade chamakali with the name Jahangir and the date 1036 AD, a 16th century painting of a scene from the Kalpasutra depicting an elephant rider and a Jain mum, a 16th century copy of the Harivansha in Persian with nine illustrations, rare silver and gold coins, a prehistoric anthropomorphic figure and a fossilised plant. However, what thrill visitors most are the Egyptian mummy and wooden sarcophagus (1000 BC).

Rare stone sculpture includes the earliest image ofBalarama and a panchmukhi shivalinga(both 2nd century BC), and a statue ofSaraswati, again reputed to be the earliest depiction (2nd century AD). The coin collection dates from 6th century BC onwards. Two recent acquisitions areJahangir's silver zodiac coins made at the Ahmedabad mint. Lai Baradari, the Kaisarbagh unit i museum, remains the archaeology and displays excavated antiquities from Uttar Pradesh.