Gulshan e Erum – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:55:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg Gulshan e Erum – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Gulshan e Erum, Lucknow https://ranasafvi.com/gulshan-e-erum-lucknow/ https://ranasafvi.com/gulshan-e-erum-lucknow/#respond Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:55:25 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/gulshan-e-erum-lucknow/ Gulshan e Erum was built as his personal library built by Nawab Nasir-ud-din Haider in near Qaiserbagh Lucknow. He died in the basement of this building.

It’s been under renovation now.
This thread from my recent visit
I start with vintage photos. For wh couldn’t find credit on net Suspect it’s British Library.

From Lucknow Observer
From Lucknow Observer
From Mr. P.C Sarkar ”s face book post

Lucknow historian Mr Roshan Taqui wrote many letters to the Govt emphasising it’s importance and need for preservation which led to the current restoration project.


One room on the upper floor retains some of it’s original wall paintings.

As in all Nawabi buildings we find stucco work.


This also has trompl’oeil ( I got the correct description from Rafiq Kidwai) which is a visual illusion in art.

lucknow

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