General Havelock's Tomb [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the obelisk in the grounds of the Alum Bagh (see print 1). Havelock died of dysentery at the Dilkusha Palace (see print 5) in Lucknow on 24 November 1857, after relieving the city in September.
Kunkurwali Kothe [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view from the driveway, looking towards the two-storey stone mansion with porte-cochère, the Kankarwali Kothi or Pebble House, built by Saadat Ali Khan. The building no longer survives.
Noorbaksh ki Kothe or Light giving house [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view from the driveway, looking towards the two-storey stone Nur Bakhsh Kothi, 'so named because, when illuminated, from its great height it lighted up the neighbourhood for miles around: it was built by Newab Saadut Ali Khan and became the residence of ...
Gate of Kaiser Bagh [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the entrance gateway and flanking façades of the Kaiserbagh, 'or the famous palace of the ex-King, Wajid Ali Shah Sultan-a-Aulum. This great palace was commenced by the ex-King in the year 1850, and, in his wild ambition to have a palace of ...
Lunka in the Kaiser Bagh [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of this most peculiar building, consisting of two ranges, each with four octagonal corner towers, linked by a central bridge; described in Rosie Llewellyn-Jones (ed), 'Lucknow city of illusion,' Prestel, 2006, p. 60): 'Several of the structures in t...
Genre: Architectural Photography General view from the driveway of the main façade of the Roshan-ud-daula Kothi, later renamed the Kaiser Pasand (Qaiserpasand), built 1827-37 and partially extant: 'The house of 'Caesar's pleasure.' This fantastic building belonged to Roshun-ood-dowlah, King Nas...