Bourne & Shepherd
1875-1876
View from the terrace of the Hussainabad Imambara, Lucknow
[Bourne and Shepherd's Royal Photographic Album of Scenes and Personages connected with H.R.H. the Prince of Wales' Tour in India 1876]

Albumen print
10.1 x 8.4 cm (image)
 
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2114123
 
Photograph of the view from the terrace of the Hussainabad Imambara, Lucknow. In the foreground there are gardens and a long rectangular pond. There are two large and ornate buildings beyond, both in the Islamic architectural style with domes and minarets.
 
This is one of a series of photographs from a published volume documenting the tour the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, made of India in 1875-76. The Hussainabad Imambara, also known as Chota Imambara, is a mausoleum and one of the most recognisable buildings in the city.
 
Presented to Alexandra, Princess of Wales by her husband the Prince of Wales at Christmas 1876
 
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