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This stunning photographic and historical journey through one of India's most celebrated cities follows the architectural evolution of important buildings and provides a unique narrative of cultural harmony and efflorescence. The north Indian city of Lucknow extends along the banks of the river Gomti. Once the center of a distinctive and highly sophisticated culture it embraced several religious communities and disparate racial types. Lucknow was also the site of some of the most savage encounters of the Revolt of 1857. As a result, many of its flamboyant and culturally diverse buildings were remorselessly razed to the ground, beginning a process of transformation that would continue to affect the once thriving city along with its rich pattern of life. In this publication, scores of striking photographs from the renowned Alkazi Collection trace the life and death of many of Lucknow's impressive buildings and marvellous architectural complexes. Illuminated by the writings of distinguished historians and architects, this volume reveals the significant connections between the two disciplines as played out in a city that is constantly changing and forever adding to its rich historic past.