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Museums Attractions In Lucknow District

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Lucknow district is a district located in the Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Lucknow is the district headquarters and the district is part of Lucknow Division. and also is the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
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  • 1. The Residency Lucknow
    The Residency, also called as the British Residency and Residency Complex, is a group of several buildings in a common precinct in the city of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It served as the residence for the British Resident General who was a representative in the court of the Nawab. The Residency is located in the heart of the city, in the vicinity of other monuments like Shaheed Smarak, Tehri Kothi and High Court Building. It was constructed during the rule of Nawab Saadat Ali Khan II, who was the fifth Nawab of the province of Awadh . Construction took place between 1780 and 1800 AD. Between 1 July 1857 and 17 November 1857 the Residency was subject to the Siege of Lucknow, part of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The Residency now exists as ruins.
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  • 2. 1857 Memorial Museum Lucknow
    The Siege of Lucknow was the prolonged defence of the Residency within the city of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. After two successive relief attempts had reached the city, the defenders and civilians were evacuated from the Residency, which was then abandoned.
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  • 4. State Museum Lucknow
    The State Museum in Lucknow was earlier situated in the Chattar Manzil and the Lai Baradari. It was shifted during the year 1963 to the new building in Lucknow Zoo .Initially, there was a collection of Awadh arts and contemporary objects of Awadh. Later, it was expanded to include many excavated antiquities from nearby places of Lucknow, particularly where the Lord Buddha grew up. Today, the Museum has become a centre of Lucknow sculpture, bronzes, paintings, natural history, etc. It contains an Egyptian mummy and a wooden sarcophagus, as well. It is a four-story building.
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