Roomi Darwaza

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The Roomi Darwaza (Hindi: रूमी दरवाज़ा, Urdu: رومی دروازه, also spelled Rumi Darwaza, and known in Indian English as the Turkish Gate), in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, is an imposing gateway which was built under the patronage of Nawab Asaf-Ud-dowlah in 1784 A.D.[1] It is an example of Awadhi architecture.[1] Being an entrance to the city of Lucknow, Russell, the reporter of The New York Times who accompanied the victorious British army that entered Lucknow in 1858, after India's First War of Independence, had called the stretch of road from Rumi Darwaza to Chattar Manzil the most beautiful and spectacular cityscape that he had ever seen, better than Rome, Paris, London and Constantinople.[1] The Rumi Darwaza, which stands sixty feet tall,[1] was modeled (1784) after the Sublime Porte (Bab-iHümayun) in Istanbul.[2]

It is adjacent to the Asafi Imambara in Lucknow and has become a logo for the city of Lucknow.

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  1. ^ a b c d Rumi Darwaza - Lucknow. All India Tour Travel. Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
  2. ^ Lucknow. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.

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roomi islam also known as rafat jahan from wari in bangladesh had a great life time there and is now living in london. 2007