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Rumi Darwaza
State Highway 25, Machchhi Bhavan, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226003 , India Phone: 91 522 2307037About
Rumi Darwaza is an imposing gateway which was built under the patronage of Nawab Asaf-Ud-dowlah in 1784. It is an example of Awadhi architecture. It is adjacent to the Asafi Imambara in Lucknow and has become a logo for the city of Lucknow. It used to mark the entrance to Old Lucknow City, but as the City of Nawabs grew and expanded, it was later used as an entrance to a palace which was later demolished by the British insurgents. The Rumi Darwaza, which stands sixty feet tall, was modeled after the Sublime Porte in Istanbul.
