A Fatal Friendship: The Nawabs, the British, and the City of LucknowOxford University Press, 1985 - 284 pages The city of Lucknow, once described as "the last example of the old pomp and refinement of Hindustan", still remains one of the most interesting cities of north India. This lively urban history presents a panorama of the political, cultural, and architectural life of Lucknow during its heyday: from the ascendancy of the first nawab in the early 18th century to the deposition of the last nawab in 1856. Focusing on the architecture itself and the particular psychologies that lay behind the building facades, the author draws some intriguing conclusions about nawabi Lucknow and the colonial mind in its relation to Indian urban life. |
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Page 75
... structure appears to have sprung unprompted from Saadat Ali Khan . In July 1810 he requested the Governor General's help in sending ' professional Gentlemen ' to Lucknow to measure the breadth of the river and to determine the best site ...
... structure appears to have sprung unprompted from Saadat Ali Khan . In July 1810 he requested the Governor General's help in sending ' professional Gentlemen ' to Lucknow to measure the breadth of the river and to determine the best site ...
Page 138
... structure of the building , and it is for this reason that the water level is maintained by pumps in the low- er rooms , for the building of a bund ( an earth wall for flood prevention ) along the Gomti bank means that the building no ...
... structure of the building , and it is for this reason that the water level is maintained by pumps in the low- er rooms , for the building of a bund ( an earth wall for flood prevention ) along the Gomti bank means that the building no ...
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... structures'.61 The house itself was set in a square enclosure with four small pavilions at each corner , and the tiled roofs of these pavilions are worth noting both because they provide one of the very few examples of Chinoiserie in ...
... structures'.61 The house itself was set in a square enclosure with four small pavilions at each corner , and the tiled roofs of these pavilions are worth noting both because they provide one of the very few examples of Chinoiserie in ...
Contents
At the top of La Martiniere | 6 |
The Europeans of Lucknow | 17 |
European Dreams and Indian Fantasies | 41 |
Copyright | |
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