Dilkusha Kothi Palace
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Lorie22
London, UK43 contributions
Dec 2014 • Couples
A lovely, peaceful park with the ruins of two eighteenth century buildings built by the Nawab of Oudh for his friend the British Resident. During the Mutiny of 1857 they suffered serious damage. Henry Havelock, the British General, died here in November 1857.
Written February 9, 2015
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SUROJIT G
New Delhi, India180 contributions
Mar 2015 • Family
Work visiting to soak in the ruins of the hunting lodge of the former nawabs of Lucknow set amidst lush greenery
Written April 1, 2015
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ar_faraz
Lucknow, India43 contributions
Mar 2012 • Family
Its a really nice small place of Lucknow. Its very near to main Lucknow City. Having 2-3 Lush Green Lawns with Ruins of Old Dilkusha Kothi Palace. It as originally built as hunting lodge of NAwabs of Awadh.
Written October 29, 2012
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Durgesh K
Gurugram (Gurgaon), India142 contributions
Jan 2015
An ancient palace of British Era just outside of Lucknow. Remains gives a glimpse of the architecture of that time. Not much time is required to visit the place. 1 or 2 hour may be sufficient. Also not a prioritized place to see if you have some time spare you may visit.
Written June 17, 2015
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abhineetsingh
Lucknow, India39 contributions
Oct 2013 • Family
Amazing place in cantonment area of Lucknow...up keep is ok...ruins tells the story of great architecture and glory of this place...very peaceful , neat and a good place to visit...
Written September 2, 2014
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Debarati D
Navi Mumbai, India1,674 contributions
Nov 2012 • Family
Dilkusha Kothi was a palace built in the English baroque style in the quiet Cantonment area of Lucknow , India.All that remains today of the magnificent structure are a few towers and external walls. All the roofs are gone. The house was profusely shelled when Lucknow was sieged by rebel Indian soldiers of the British East India Company during the 1857 uprising. This damaged the structure permanently.The marks of shelling are clearly visible on its walls even now.But you can still see the lush green lawns which once surrounded the Kothi.
The house was constructed around 1800 by the British resident Major Gore Ouseley, a friend of the ruler of Awadh, Nawab Sadat Ali Khan. It was initially intended as a hunting lodge for the Nawabs. It was later used as a summer resort too.
There is also another smaller building on the premises. This was built by Nawab Wajid Ali Shah for military exercises which he had to abandon because the British rulers objected to it.
The remains of the building, the lawns and surrounding gardens have been currently restored by the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI). There are no guides available. But the signage provided by ASI has sufficient details. After leisurely walk exploring the place, we settled down to a nice little picnic in its gardens. There are a very few garbage bins. So we carried back our trash till we found one.
Ideal place to enjoy lush greens while remembering an important era of India’s history.
The house was constructed around 1800 by the British resident Major Gore Ouseley, a friend of the ruler of Awadh, Nawab Sadat Ali Khan. It was initially intended as a hunting lodge for the Nawabs. It was later used as a summer resort too.
There is also another smaller building on the premises. This was built by Nawab Wajid Ali Shah for military exercises which he had to abandon because the British rulers objected to it.
The remains of the building, the lawns and surrounding gardens have been currently restored by the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI). There are no guides available. But the signage provided by ASI has sufficient details. After leisurely walk exploring the place, we settled down to a nice little picnic in its gardens. There are a very few garbage bins. So we carried back our trash till we found one.
Ideal place to enjoy lush greens while remembering an important era of India’s history.
Written August 8, 2013
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Chelsea E
Nashville, TN15 contributions
Feb 2016 • Solo
I visited Dilkusha Kothi and was expecting to be able to wander around inside ruins as is often the case with ruins in India. There is no doubt that the Dilkusha Kothi is in ruins, however, due to barred doors there is no way to go inside, and one may only look inside from said barred doors. However if there were a way to go inside it might not make much of a difference as there's not a whole lot to the structures themselves. I found it interesting that there was a British person's grave next to one of the two kothis. If you wish to pay homage to the era of Wajid Ali Shah you will find helpful informational telling about how the properties were used as summer homes for the Nawab and his family, and that at one time the grounds nearby were also used for military trainings, which the British apparently did not like. Worth seeing if you are interested in the history. The premises is pristinely well-kept and has an open grassy space for picnicking as well as some nice shade trees.
Written March 24, 2016
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sherurhino
Siliguri, India28 contributions
Jun 2014 • Friends
must get it to heritage sites and penalise people that tamper the same... good gardens and only ruins that are very poorly maintained. except a mali/gardener one saw nothing.
Written January 20, 2015
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ApurbaRoy
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India103 contributions
Nov 2014 • Family
A good spot for picnic with family and friends. It is peaceful area also. Even school children also find their place here en-mass along with school instructors
Written December 25, 2014
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Yorkie1970
York, UK166 contributions
Apr 2014 • Solo
Great little site with the preserved ruins of the two neoclassical Dilkusha Palaces. Very little interpretation but gatekeeper does speak a little English. Great free attraction!
Written April 19, 2014
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harshitamalhotra97
Gurugram (Gurgaon), India
what are the timings to visit this place and what is the entry fee?
Written January 22, 2017
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