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English: Lucknow owes its prominence and fame to Nawab Asaf-ud-Daulah, the fourth Nawab of Awadh, who shifted the capital from Faizabad to Lucknow in 1775. Earlier the construction on the river-end of Lucknow consisted of the Machchhi Bhawan, a small fortress with a five storeyed palace known as the Panch Mahala and the Tilewali Masjid that was [said to be] built by Aurangzeb, the Moghul Emperor.
Asaf-ud-Daulah laid several gardens like the Hussain Bagh on the banks of the river, made changes in the landscape and built the Bara Imambara with the Asafi mosque and four tall gateways (like the Rumi gate), the Naubat Khana, Sangi Dalan, Aina Khana and a palace complex for his household called Daulat Khana which had a number of small palaces like Sheesh Mahal, Khoord Mahal and Rang Mahal. However, one of the most unique buildings that Asaf-ud-Daulah built was the Shahi Baoli. It was constructed around a large well that had been initially dug as a reservoir for storing water for construction work near the Imambara. it turned out to be a perennial source of water, being connected underground with the river flowing nearby. It would have remained there as a well, but Asaf-ud-Daulah who had a desire to build unique buildings, ordered it to be built as a guest-house - the Shahi Mehmaan Khana.
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