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010056.i.4(32)

Record Id:

040-003235128

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003235096

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100026869721.0x00060f

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Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

010056.i.4(32)

Title:

Lal Baradurree [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali

Scope & Content:

Genre: Architectural Photography

General view of the single-storied Lal Barahdari (Red Pavilion): 'The common name of this building, Kasrool Khakan, or King's house, conveys no description of what it was used or intended for. Leaving religion out of the question, it may be considered the 'Westminster Abbey' of Oudh. It was the Throne Room, the Coronation Hall, and Grand Durbar, or Hall of Assembly, of the monarchs of Oudh. It takes its name from the colour of the stone, with which it is built, or the plastering with which it is covered, being red. From the time of Saadut-Ali Khan, all coronations took place in the great hall of this 'Lal Baradurree.' As will be seen from the view, the plan of the architects was to make the building colossal...The Lal Baradurree is kept, by the British Government, in a state of good preservation, and is used up to the present day for the purpose of holding durbars, whenever such assemblies are necessary.'

Collection Area:

Printed Collections

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003235096
040-003235128

Is part of:

010056.i.4 : The Lucknow album. Containing a series of fifty photographic views of Lucknow and its environs together with a large sized plan of…

010056.i.4(32) : Lal Baradurree [Lucknow]. Photographer: Abbas Ali

Hierarchy:

032-003235096[0032]/040-003235128

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 item

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Languages:

Not applicable

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Techniques:

Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print

Start Date:

1873

End Date:

1874

Date Range:

c 1874

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