Rumi Darwaza, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh - Awadh architectural styled structure

Monuments

Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow is one of the great alluring places and is located in the vicinity to Bara Imambara. It is not at all wrong to say this attraction as an icon of imposing architectural structure not only of Uttar Pradesh but of entire country. Nawab Asaf-ud-duala built this magnificent monument in 1784 and had given complete touch of Awadh architectural style. Turkish Gateway is the second name to the Rumi Darwaza of Lucknow. The physical features of this monument is that it is a huge building with a height of 60 feet and the top part of Rumi Darwaza was constructed in an umbrella shape which offers a breathtaking peek.