Banqueting Hall
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The monument surrounded by tall trees provided shade to the residents from the heat of Lucknow.
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The front of the banqueting hall.
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The buiding stands upright in all its glory despite the blemished facade.
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The corridor has an interesting play of light and shadow.
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A beautiful arrangement of bricks on the facade.
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Shelling marks as seen on the first floor wall.
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The bullet marks as seen on the pillars holding the bulding.
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The pillars supporting the first floor roof.
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The arrangement of the bricks around the opening to distribute the weight of the wall is seen.
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Windows on the first floor through which the pillars inside are seen.
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The cornices arranged in a pattern.
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Shelling on the wall creating a deep scar on the monument.
The hall is said to be constructed by Nawab Saadat Ali Khan. It was probably the most imposing structure in the whole area with its state apartmentsand spacious saloons, furnished with costly chandeliers, mirrors and silk diwans. It was used for banquets. The fine furniture in the hall was complemented by high quality of workmanship. In the building a stucco fire place at the fisrt floor level still remains a marble-like finish and a broken fountain in the main entrance hall exhibits a fine example of inlaid marble work in black and white.
