LUCKNOW THROUGH CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Lucknow : Through Cultural Landscape A Document from “The Urban Design Studio 2016” Editors : Chinmay Pathak Drupad Ashar Ketan Parmar Prabhat Tripathi Tanishka Acharya ©Copyright - The Book is not a copyright of any author, student, institute. Scholar may reproduce the work like photographs, snaps, scans, etc. without the permission of the institute. Published by IDEAS, Nagpur as a part of Urban Design Studio conducted on 2016 The work is purely an output of an academic exercise and is not intended for sale. Swargiya Jagannath Jattewar Shikshan Sanstha’s
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“एक लुत्फ़-ऐ-ख़ास दिल को तेरी आरज़ू में है, अल्लाह जाने कितनी कशिश मेरे लखनऊ में है”
Acknowledgement Foreword From the Principal's Desk From the Faculty’s Desk
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Urban Design : A Premise Studio Narrative Mode of engagement Lucknow : A Place of Confluences People Shape Places Lucknow - Chronology A Cultural Symbol - Lucknow Landscape of pluralism Confluences of Influences People + Space = Place Evolution of Lucknow Public realms Ghats Hazratganj Hussainabad Rumi Darwaza Bada Imambara Muharram - Mapping of pattern through event Asafi Mosque Clock Tower Baradari Analytical Layer- Pattern Mohollas of Lucknow The Chowk Evolution of Chowk Street as a Public Realm Commercial Diversity Nodes and the Street Nostalgic Aroma Reminiscing the Chowk
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Glossary Tehzeeb : Refinement, edification and reformation. Nafasat: sophistication Adab : Courtsey Zamaan : Time Zameen : Place Taziah : A replica of the tomb of Husain, the martyred son of Muhammad, that is carried in processions during the Shia festival of Muharram Chikan : traditional embroidery style from Lucknow Kathak : Indian classical dance. Mehrab : A niche in the wall of a mosque or a room in the mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca. Chatri : Elevated, dome-shaped pavilions used as an element in Indian architecture. Bhulbhulaiyan : Maze Minaret : A lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque Darwaza : Door Tawaif : A highly sophisticated courtesan who catered to the nobility of South Asia, particularly during the Mughal era. Attar : An essential oil from flowers Mohollas : An area of a town or village; a community. Paan : A preparation combining betel leaf with areca nut and sometimes also with tobacco. Saraaf Khana: Jewellery market Havelis: a mansion. Dukaan : shop Makaan : house