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The Chattar Manzil (, ), or Umbrella Palace is a building in 
It was constructed by order of
NIC District Unit, Lucknow. ''Historical Places At Lucknow''
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Lucknow
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in Uttar Pradesh
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which served as a palace for the rulers of Awadh and their wives.
Construction and architecture
It was constructed by order of Nawab
Nawab is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the Western title of Prince. The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kingdom of Saxony, Kings of ...
Ghazi Uddin Haider and completed after his death by his successor, Nawab Nasir Uddin Haider.
The Chattar Manzil stand on the banks of the River Gomti. The Chattar Manzil consisted of a ''Bari'' (larger) Chattar Manzil and ''Chhoti'' (smaller) Chattar Manzil, however only the larger one still exists. These two buildings were examples of the Indo-European-Nawabi architectural style, even though the Bari Chattar Manzil has been altered over the years. The palaces were named after the chattris (umbrella-shaped domes) on the octagonal pavilions, which crown the buildings. The imposing building has large underground rooms and a dome surmounted by a gilt umbrella.
Usage
The Palace has gone through many owners including theNawabs of Awadh
The Nawab of Awadh or Nawab of Oudh was the title of the rulers of Kingdom of Awadh (anglicised as Oudh) in northern India during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Nawabs of Awadh belonged to an Iranian dynasty''Encyclopædia Iranica'', R. B. B ...
Saadat Ali Khan and Wajid Ali Shah
Mirza Wajid Ali Shah () (30 July 1822 – 1 September 1887) was the eleventh and last King of Awadh, holding the position for 9 years, from 13 February 1847 to 11 February 1856.
Wajid Ali Shah's first wife was Alam Ara who was better known a ...
, and the British
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and changes since its construction was started in the 1780s.
It served as a palace for the rulers of Awadh and their wives. Later during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against Company rule in India, the rule of the East India Company, British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the The Crown, British ...
the building became a stronghold of the Indian revolutionaries.
A portion of it was destroyed by British
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during the war of 1857. After the war of 1857 the government
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had allotted the building to an America
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n NGO
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which used it as a club for recreation purposes, till 1947, the Chhatar Manzil was used as the United Services Club.
Post Independence, this building was allotted to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
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which used it as Central Drug Research Institute
Central Drug Research Institute is a multidisciplinary research laboratory in Lucknow, India, employing scientific personnel from various areas of biomedical sciences.
History
The Central Drug Research Institute was one of the first laborato ...
since 1950, but now it has been vacated by CDRI.
Government of Uttar Pradesh
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plans to set up two museums and a library at the Palace after its renovation and conservation by the State Archaeological Department.
Popular culture
From the time of theIndian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against Company rule in India, the rule of the East India Company, British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the The Crown, British ...
it was often photographed by such figures as Felice Beato
Felice Beato (c. 1832 – 29 January 1909), also known as Felix Beato, was an Italian Briton, Italian–British photographer. He was one of the first people to take photographs in East Asia and one of the first war photography, war photographer ...
, Samuel Bourne, Darogha Ubbas Alli, and Thomas Rust.
In December 2013 a two-day Wajid Ali Shah Festival was organized by filmmaker Muzaffar Ali's Rumi Foundation at Chattar Manzil to pay tribute to the Nawab of Oudh.
Hindi film Jolly LLB 2 was shot in Chattar Manzil.
References
Further reading
* *External links
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