The Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow

Lucknow

Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....

, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

, India

India

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, is an imposing gateway which was built under the patronage of Nawab Asaf-Ud-dowlah

Asaf-Ud-Dowlah

Asaf-Ud-Daula was the nawab wazir of Oudh from 26 January 1775 to 21 September 1797, and the son of Shuja-ud-Dowlah, his mother and grandmother being the begums of Oudh, whose spoliation formed one of the chief counts in the charges against Warren Hastings.-Life:A contemporary chronicler describes...

 in 1784. It is an example of Awadhi architecture

Architecture of Lucknow

The Lucknow School of Architecture was an experiment by the resurgent Nawabs of Awadh. It was an attempt to preserve the Mughal school of architecture by experimenting with different materials and innovating new concepts....

. Being an entrance to the city of Lucknow, Russell, the reporter of The New York Times

The New York Times

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 who accompanied the victorious British army that entered Lucknow in 1858, after India's First War of Independence

India's First War of Independence (term)

The First War of Indian Independence is a term that is sometimes used, predominantly in India, to describe the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which has been described variously outside of India as "uprising", "revolt" and "mutiny".- History :...

, had called the stretch of road from Rumi Darwaza to Chattar Manzil

Chattar Manzil

The Chattar Manzil , or Umbrella Palace, was constructed by order of Nawab Ghazi Uddin Haider and completed after his death by his successor, Nawab Nasir Uddin Haider. The imposing building has large underground rooms and a dome surmounted by a gilt umbrella...

 the most beautiful and spectacular cityscape that he had ever seen, better than Rome, Paris, London and Constantinople. The Rumi Darwaza, which stands sixty feet tall, was modeled (1784) after the Sublime Porte (Bab-iHümayun) in Istanbul

Istanbul

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It is adjacent to the Asafi Imambara in Lucknow and has become a logo for the city of Lucknow.