Bada Imambara, Bada Imambara Lucknow, Bada Imambada, Bada Imambara
Bada Imambara was built by Iranian architect Kifayatullah and it took around six years to complete this massive mausoleum.Bada Imambara began as a charitable project, but the spacious big halls, beautiful vaulted galleries and an intriguing labyrinth of inter-linked passages made it a wonderful edifice.
Fact about Bada Imambara Lucknow
Bada Imambada is an important tourist attraction of Lucknow.Bada Imambada is an interesting building. It is neither a mosque, nor a mausoleum, but a huge building having interesting elements within it.Bada Imambada is, in fact, a great hall built at the end of a spectacular courtyard approached through two magnificent triple-arched gateways. This columnless hall has been an architectural marvel since 1784, with the interior length of 49.4 m and width of 16.2 m. The ceiling is more than 15 m high.
Bada Imambara is also the venue for annual Mohharum gathering that is staged to commemorate and lament the martyr hood of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.