Bara Imambara photos.
Photos from my visit to Bara Imambara, Lucknow. Bara Imambara, also known as Asafi Imambara, is a significant Shia Muslim complex in Lucknow. Built by Asaf-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh, in 1784, it is the world's second-largest Imambara after the Nizamat Imambara.
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View of the Bara Imambara from the entrance gate.
View of the Bara Imambara from the entrance gate.
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Alan Morris in a garden at the Bara Imambara in Lucknow.
Alan Morris in a garden at the Bara Imambara in Lucknow, India.
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Bara Imambara in Lucknow, India.
Bara Imambara in Lucknow, India.
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Flowers decorate steps, Bara Imambara.
Flowers decorate steps going up to one of the buildings at the Bara Imambara in Lucknow, India.
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Sign showing the entrance fees for the Bara Imambara.
This sign showed the entrance fees for the Bara Imambara. The tourist rate of ₹ 500 seems a bit high compared to ₹ 50 for the locals.
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Looking back towards the entrance to the Bara Imambara across the gardens.
Looking back towards the entrance to the Bara Imambara across the gardens.
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Asfi Mosque at the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
Asfi Mosque at the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
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Steps leading down to the Shahi Baoli stepwell in the Bara Imambara.
Steps leading down to the Shahi Baoli stepwell in the Bara Imambara.
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This archway looks down at the Shahi Baoli stepwell in the Bara Imambara.
This archway looks down at the Shahi Baoli stepwell in the Bara Imambara.
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Alan Morris stood near an archway that looked down at the Shahi Baoli stepwell.
Alan Morris stood near an archway that looked down at the Shahi Baoli stepwell in the Bara Imambara.
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The Shahi Baoli stepwell in Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
The Shahi Baoli stepwell in Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
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Michael Richardson and Maurice Farrell stood beneath an archway at the Shahi Baoli stepwell.
Michael Richardson and Maurice Farrell stood beneath an archway at the Shahi Baoli stepwell in Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
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Steps leading down to the Shahi Baoli stepwell.
Steps leading down to the Shahi Baoli stepwell at the Bara Imambara, Lucknow, India.
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Arched walkway between the Shahi Baoli stepwell and the garden at the Bara Imambara.
Arched walkway between the Shahi Baoli stepwell and the garden at the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
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Ornately decorated room inside the main building of the Bara Imambara.
Ornately decorated room inside the main building of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
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Alan Morris inside the main building of the Bara Imambara.
Alan Morris inside the main building of the Bara Imambara.
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Main hall of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
Main hall of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
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View from the main hall of the Bara Imambara.
View from the main hall of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow, back across the gardens towards the entrance.
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Alan Morris inside the main hall of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
Alan Morris inside the main hall of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
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Alan Morris on the grounds of the Bara Imambara with the Asfi Mosque behind him.
Alan Morris on the grounds of the Bara Imambara with the Asfi Mosque behind him.
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Steps leading up to the Asfi Mosque, Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
Steps leading up to the Asfi Mosque, Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
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Alan Morris on the steps leading up to the Asfi Mosque, Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
Alan Morris on the steps leading up to the Asfi Mosque, Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
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Alan Morris on the grounds of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
Alan Morris on the grounds of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
View of the Bara Imambara from the entrance gate.
Alan Morris in a garden at the Bara Imambara in Lucknow, India.
Bara Imambara in Lucknow, India.
Flowers decorate steps going up to one of the buildings at the Bara Imambara in Lucknow, India.
This sign showed the entrance fees for the Bara Imambara. The tourist rate of ₹ 500 seems a bit high compared to ₹ 50 for the locals.
Looking back towards the entrance to the Bara Imambara across the gardens.
Asfi Mosque at the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
Steps leading down to the Shahi Baoli stepwell in the Bara Imambara.
This archway looks down at the Shahi Baoli stepwell in the Bara Imambara.
Alan Morris stood near an archway that looked down at the Shahi Baoli stepwell in the Bara Imambara.
The Shahi Baoli stepwell in Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
Michael Richardson and Maurice Farrell stood beneath an archway at the Shahi Baoli stepwell in Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
Steps leading down to the Shahi Baoli stepwell at the Bara Imambara, Lucknow, India.
Arched walkway between the Shahi Baoli stepwell and the garden at the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
Ornately decorated room inside the main building of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
Alan Morris inside the main building of the Bara Imambara.
Main hall of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
View from the main hall of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow, back across the gardens towards the entrance.
Alan Morris inside the main hall of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
Alan Morris on the grounds of the Bara Imambara with the Asfi Mosque behind him.
Steps leading up to the Asfi Mosque, Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
Alan Morris on the steps leading up to the Asfi Mosque, Bara Imambara, Lucknow.
Alan Morris on the grounds of the Bara Imambara, Lucknow.