Alambagh

26°48′29″N 80°53′53″E / 26.808°N 80.898°E / 26.808; 80.898

Alam Bagh Palace (19th-century photograph)

British battery in Alam Bagh gardens, Christmas Day 1857, by Lt. C. Mecham

Alambagh (Hindi: आलमबाग़, pronounced [aːləmˈbaːɣ] ^ⓘ) is a settlement located in Lucknow near Kanpur road in India. It is one of the most important residential and commercial areas of Lucknow and also one of the densely populated areas of the city. Alambagh falls in the Lucknow Cantonment constituency.

History

7th Hussars, charging a body of the Mutineer's Cavalry at Alambagh

Earlier Alambagh contained a palace, a mosque and other buildings, as well as a beautiful garden.^[1] Alambagh was converted into a fort in November 1857 during the Indian mutiny of 1857.^[2] The fort, under the command of General Outram was attacked repeatedly, but unsuccessfully until March 1858 when Sir Colin Campbell returned to attack Lucknow.^[3]^: 489 After the British defeated the mutineers it served as the military command center for Lucknow and the nearby towns.

Present

Alambagh is towards the south end of Lucknow and serves as a common market place for surrounding villages. Farmers from nearby villages visit Alambagh every morning to whole sell vegetables and crops to distributors and local retailers, who in turn distribute the vegetables and crops to retailers throughout Lucknow city.

Transport

Alambagh has the Alambagh bus depot. It is well connected to other parts of the city by Kanpur road in south, Sitapur road in west and roads built by the state government in other two directions. It also now has a metro station connecting to airport as well as railway station known as Charbagh. Autorickshaws and tempos are also a popular means of transport in Alambagh.

Education

Alambagh has some of the most prestigious schools of Lucknow.

Janata Boys Inter College
New Public Collegiate Inter College
Spring Dale School
City Montessori School
St. Mary's Convent
Janata Girl's Inter College
St. Ann's Day Public School
Stella Mary's School
Kendriya Vidyalaya
S K D Academy
Lucknow Public School
Guru Nanak Girls Inter College
Krishna Devi Girls Inter College
New Public Inter College
Avadh Collegiate Day Boarding Inter College
Lok Bharti Inter College

References and sources

^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Alambagh". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 468.
^ "Alambagh" in Chambers's Encyclopædia. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 1, p. 212.
^ Porter, Maj Gen Whitworth (1889). History of the Corps of Royal Engineers Vol I. Chatham: The Institution of Royal Engineers.

External links

[EB1911-1] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Alambagh". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 468.

[Chambers-2] "Alambagh" in Chambers's Encyclopædia. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 1, p. 212.

[3] Porter, Maj Gen Whitworth (1889). History of the Corps of Royal Engineers Vol I. Chatham: The Institution of Royal Engineers.

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