D'source Design Gallery on Begum Kothi

Design Gallery

Begum Kothi

Part of the Lucknow Residency

Beghum kothi from the side.
Beghum kothi from the side.
The architectural style is more traditional unlike other buildings.
A well near the kothi.
The pillars of the well have a pyramid top.
A dargah near the kothi.
The same pyramid topped pillars at the dargah entrance.
The sign of shellings on the building.
Staircase at the end of the building.
Some remains near the kothi.
Some remains near the kothi.
Beghum kothi from the side.

Beghum kothi from the side.	Beghum kothi from the side.	The architectural style is more traditional unlike other buildings.	A well near the kothi.	The pillars of the well have a pyramid top.	A dargah near the kothi.
The same pyramid topped pillars at the dargah entrance.	The sign of shellings on the building.	Staircase at the end of the building.	Some remains near the kothi.	Some remains near the kothi.	Beghum kothi from the side.

The Residency originally belonged to Nawab Asaf-ud-daula and subsequently was sold to some Europeans who ran a business in European goods. The entire Residency complex faced shelling and counter shelling over a long period of 5 months. Later on, it was occupied by Vilayalti Mahal Makhdarah Aliyah, the begum of Nasir-ud-din Haider. After her death her step-sister Sharafunnisa had built an Imambara and a mosque at this place in a traditional architectural style of Awadh unlike other buildings of the Residency.