Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, lies in the middle of the Heritage Arc. This bustling city, famed for its Nawabi-era finesse and courtly manners, poetry, music and fine cuisine, is a unique mix of the ancient and the modern. It is home to extraordinary monuments depicting a fascinating blend of ancient, colonial and oriental architecture.
The city is drenched in antiquity. It was the Nawabs (rulers) of Awadh, great patrons of the culinary and performing arts, who gave Lucknow its unique identity, and the reputation of a city of culture and gracious living- a reputation that still endures today.
