The Bada Imambada in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, built by Muslim ruler Asaf-ud-Daula in the year 1784. Construction of the building was part of the famine

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The Bada Imambada in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, built by Muslim ruler Asaf-ud-Daula in the year 1784. Construction of the building was part of the famine relief project where a number of laborers were appointed to build this Imambada. It is said that this hall is the world's largest arched room without any pillars and the Nawabs used to hold their public hearings here. Photograph: Sondeep Shankar

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Photo credit: © Sondeep Shankar / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: arched, bada, famine, hall, imambada, india, labour, lucknow, muslim, nawab, pradesh, relief, uttar