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AWADH ARCHITECTURE
KUSHENDRA SHUKLA B.ARCH 2ND YEAR,GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE.LUCKNOW
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AWADH
Awadh---- a region in the centre Uttar Pradesh.
Before Independence---- United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.
Capital---- Lucknow. Dialect---- Awadhi,
spoken by Awadhis. Saadat Khan Burhanul
Mulk (NAWAB)---- laid the foundation of the Awadh dynasty.
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Fourth Nawab Asaf-Ud-Dowlah ---- shifted capital from Faizabad to Lucknow.
During his rule:--- Asafi Imambara and Roomi Darwaza,
built by Raja Tikait Rai Nawab Wazir (Diwan) of Awadh, which till date are the biggest architectural marvels in the city.
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CITY OF NAWABS….
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ASFI IMAMBARA COMPLEX
Bara Imambara ---- Lucknow, India. Important Nawabi religious building.
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Built by Asaf-ud-daulah, Nawab of Lucknow, in 1784, to provide succour to the famine stricken people. Also called the “Asafi Imambara”.Bara means big, and an imambara is a shrine built by Shia Muslims.Imambara :----
building in which festival of Moharram is celebrated,service in commemoration of deaths of Ali and Hussain performed at the season,sometimes used as a mausoleum for the family of the founder,21 examples. 10 in Lucknow.
Asia’s largest hall without any external support of wood, iron or stone beams.
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BUILDING COMPOSITION
The complex also includes the large Asfi mosque, the bhulbhulayah (the labyrinth), and bowli, a step well.
Two imposing gateways lead to the main hall.
ASFI MOSQUE BAOLI
BHUL-BHULAIYA
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ASFI IMAMBARA COMPLEX
Entrance Gateways
Bada Imambada Bhul Bhulaiya Baoli Mosque Rumi Darwaza
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ENTRANCE GATEWAYS
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ENTRANCE GATEWAYS
Two entrance gateways on North-South axis.
Triple arched entrance gateways.
Arches have 9 cusps.
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First gateway leads from the first courtyard to the second.
Second courtyard Square plan Circular garden in
the centre Enclosed by
arcaded cloisters.
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Second gateway Similar to the
first Leads to the
main court with the Imambara placed on the South end of the quadrangle.
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GATEWAY
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BADA IMAMBARA
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BADA IMAMBADA
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SITE PLAN- ASAFI COMPLEX
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SCHEMATIC DRAWING-ASAFI COMPLEX
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ARCHITECTURE
Reflects the maturation of ornamented Mughal design.
No European elements or the use of iron.
Neither a mosque, nor a mausoleum, but a huge building having interesting elements.
Construction of halls and use of vaults show a strong Islamic influence.
The main imambara consists of a large vaulted central chamber containing the tomb of Asaf-ud-Daula.
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Plan---- 50 m x 16 m Height--- 15 m Has no beams supporting the
ceiling (one of the largest arched constructions in the world).
Blocked (tunnel) passageway, according to legends, leads to a location near the Gomti river. Other passages lead to Faizabad (the former seat of power of the Nawabs), Allahabad and even to Delhi.
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Bada Imambada---- a great hall built at the end of a spectacular courtyard.
Approached through two magnificent triple-arched gateways.
The hall is Asia's largest without any external support of wood, iron, or stone beams.
16 feet thick roof.
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Weighs nearly 20,000 tons. An ingenious method was
employed for building the roof.
Building covered with vaults of very simple forms.
Construction material---- rubble or coarse concrete of bricks and mud.
Allowed to stand a year or two to set and dry.
The centering is then removed.
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The vault is a more durable form of roof than the most scientific Gothic vaulting.
3 halls under the same roof. Central hall---- the Persian Hall. 2 adjoining halls. The China Hall is square at ground
level, becomes octagonal at mid-height, and 16 sided at the top.
The India Hall has been fashioned like a watermelon.
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Persian architect---- Kifayatullah (also lies buried in the main hall of the Imambara).
Marvelous Acoustics. Even the slightest whisper can be heard at the other corner of the hall.
On the top terrace, approached through a narrow flight of steps---- “bhulbhulaiya”.
The terrace gives a grand view of old Lucknow with numerous mosques and minarets on the horizon.
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CHAMBERS
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BHULBHULAIYAH
Present in the main imambara building.
8 surrounding chambers built to different roof heights, permit the space above
these to be reconstructed as a labyrinth---- “bhulbhulayah”,
with passages interconnecting through 489 identical doorways.
Came about unintentionally to support the weight of the building.
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ASFI MOSQUE
MOSQUE within the
Imambada courtyard
elegant structure flanked by a
grand flight of steps leading to its paved floor.
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Located in the west of the main courtyard.
Due to quibla orientation (towards Mecca) its axiality strikes a discord with that of the Bara Imambara.
Just as enormous as the Bara Imambara itself.
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ASFI MOSQUE
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SHAHI BAOLI
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BAOLIS
A baoli consists of two parts:---- vertical shaft from which
water is drawn, surrounding inclined
subterranean passageways, chambers and steps which provide access to the well.
Cool, quiet retreats during summers.
Chambers in some baolis are seven or eight levels below the ground level.
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SHAHI BAOLI(STEP WELL)
BAOLI five- storied baoli (step
well) Called the Shahi-
Hammam (royal bath), baoli is connected with
the river Gomti. Only first two stories
above water, the rest being perennially under water.
Used as a hiding place. Used as summer palaces
due to natural coolness
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“Shahi Baoli”----eastern side of the Asafi Imambara complex.
Deep circular well at the eastern end.
Approached through a flight of steps and a door facing west.
Rectangular plan. Material---- Lakhauri brick and
lime mortar.
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Entrance---- high portal haying an unornamented arch (Mehrab).
Series of stairs descending down to the water reservoir.
On either flanks are rows of three storeyed Mehrabs.
Water flows in to the baoli through a large ‘Shah-Jahani’ Mahrab.
Multi--chambered summer place in the interior.
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PLAN AND SECTION- BAOLI
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MAIN GATE OF BAOLI FROM INSIDE
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DIFFERENT LEVELS- BAOLI
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CORRIDORS OF BAOLI
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DESCENDING STEPS
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OPENINGS FOR LIGHT IN THE STAIRS
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LEVELS OF BAOLI FROM INSIDE
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ROOMI DARWAZA
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ROOMI DARWAZA
Constructed in the year 1784 by Nawab Asaf-ud-daula. Construction completed by 1786.Example of the fine architectural style of Awadh. Also known by the name of “Turkish Gateway”. Construction material----
lakhori bricks, brown lime.
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Height--- 60 feet. Uppermost part---- octagonal Chatri (Umbrella) carved beautifully, approachable by a staircase. The word "Roomi" is derived from the modern day Rome that used to be Istanbul
(capital city of Eastern Roman Empire). Finest gateway built in Lucknow. Highly inspired by a similar gateway in
Istanbul.
CHATTRI
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Surmounted by an elaborate cupola. Flanked by low curtain walls pierced by cusped
windows. Octagonal bastions at the sides. Floral motifs crowning the apex of the inner arch. Bold and broad lotus petals altered by solid turrets with
floral patterns on the outer arch. Mughal element is noticeable in minarets, crowned by
octagonal chhatris. Apex of the outer arch crowned by an octagonal domed
kiosk, adding symmetry and grandeur. Western side of gateway--- 3 arched openings.
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PLAN OF RUMI DARWAZAPLAN OF RUMI DARWAZA
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KIOSK CUSPED ARCHES
LOTUS PETALTURRETS
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FRONT VIEW
REAR VIEW
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RECESSED ARCH
OCTAGONAL CHHATTRIS
LOTUS PETAL
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lakhuri bricks and thick lime plaster
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LOTUS PETAL
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THREE ARCHED OPENINGS
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CEILING VIEW
CLOSE UP OF FRONT VIEW
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TURRETS WITH FLORAL PATTERN
CHATTRI
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VIEW OF SURROUNDINGS FROM THE KIOSK