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During the later half of the 18th century and the
first half of the 19th century, a distinct form of architecture flourished
under the Nawabs of Avadh (Oudh), whose first manifestation was noticed in the form of
Safdar Jung's tomb, built in the honour of Safdar Jung (1739-1753), who was the nephew of
the first Nawab of Oudh. The city of Lucknow
witnessed large building enterprises under Nawab Asif-ud-Daula (1775-1795). The most representative architectural achievement
of this period is the Bara Imambara built by
the Nawab in 1784. Absence of pillars in the
main hall and simplicity of style and symmetry are its unique features. On the western side of the Bara Imambara is the Rumi Darwaza
in which ornamental designs radiate from the base to the top on both the sides in
the most expressive manner. A 67-metre clock tower was built near the Rumi Darwaza in
1881. The Chota Imambara or Husainabad
Imambara, built by Muhammad Ali Shah as his tomb, and the Shahnajaf Imambara, housing the tomb of Nawab
Ghaziuddin Haidar are other note-worthy buildings following this style of architecture. Towards
the middle of the 19th century, the architectural style of Avadh began to be
impregnated with elements from European sources. Major
General Claude Martin (1735-1800) built a large and pretentious building at Lucknow, then
known as "Constantia", which was one of the first large buildings of the
European style built in North PUNJAB STYLEIn Punjab a distinct style of architecture developed under the influence
of the Mughal style. It was characterised by
certain indigenous features like the multiplicity of chattris or kiosks, the use of fluted dome
generally covered with copper or brass-gilt and enrichment of arches by numerous
foliations. This architecture was best
manifested in the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar in 1764 built by the
fourth Sikh Guru Ramdas.
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