The Chota Imambara complex in Lucknow, India consists of several structures commissioned during the rule of Nawab Muhammad Ali Shah from 1837-1842. The complex includes the Chota Imambara hall building, the tomb of Princess Zinat Algiya, the Hussainabad Mosque, a watch tower, and a ceremonial gateway. The Chota Imambara was built in 1838 as a beautiful historical monument and also serves as the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Shah and his mother. It has two main halls decorated with intricate chandeliers and glass lamps that give it the name "Palace of Lights".

1. CHOTA IMAMBARA
FACULTY- NAME- TOFFIQ KHAN SHEET NO: 1
AR. PRACHI NARANG 1732781047, B.ARCH
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CHOTA IMAMBARA
INTRODUCTION
HUSSAINABAD IMAMBARA, ALSO CALLED THE CHOTA IMAMBARA, WAS COMMISSIONED
DURING THE RULE OF NAWAB MUHAMMAD ALI SHAH (1837-42).
CHOTA IMAMBARA
ARIAL VIEW OF HUSSIANABAD IMAMBARA COMPLEX
PLAN OF HUSSAINABAD IMAMBARA COMPLEX SECTION OF CHOTA IMAMBARA
HUSSAINABAD MOSQUE
CHOTA IMAMBARA VIEW
THE NAME OF THE TWELVE IMAMS IN ARABIC LANGUAGE
CEREMONIAL GATEWAY AT CHHOTA IMAMBARA.
DETAILS OF THE ARABIC CALLIGRAPHYCHANDELIERS AND CRYSTAL LAMPS INSIDE CHOTA IMAMBARA
CHOTA IMAMBARA COMPLEX CONSISTS OF CHOTA IMAMBARA, TOMB OF PRINCESS ZINAT ALGIYA, HUSAINABAD MOSQUE,
SATKHANDA (WATCH TOWER) AND NAUBAT KHANA (CEREMONIAL GATEWAY). CHOTA IMAMBARA COMPLEX IS THE TOMB OF
PRINCESS ZINAT ALGIYA. ALTHOUGH KNOWN AS THE TOMB OF PRINCESS ZINAT, IT HAS FOUR MORE GRAVES. ONE IS OF PRINCESS
ZINAT ALGIYA (MUHAMMAD SHAH ALI'S DAUGHTER), ANOTHER ONE IS OF HIS SON, TWO OTHER GRAVES ARE OF HIS SONS-IN-
LAW AND ONE OF THE NAWAB'S CONSORTS.
CHOTA IMAMBARA IS AN IMAMBARA WHICH WAS BUILT BY NAWAB MUHAMMAD ALI
SHAH IN 1838. IT IS ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE CITY OF
LUCKNOW. CHOTA IMAMBARA, WHICH IS ALSO NAMED AS IMAMBARA HUSAINABAD
MUBARAK, ALSO HAS THE MAUSOLEUM OF MUHAMMAD ALI SHAH AND HIS MOTHER.
‫امامباڑا‬ ‫چھوٹا‬
ONE INTERESTING FEATURE IS THAT OF THE EXOTIC CHANDELIERS AND GLASS
LAMPS THAT ADORN AZAKHANA. IT IS SAID THAT THESE CHANDELIERS WERE
BROUGHT FROM BELGIUM TO MAINLY DECORATE THE INTERIORS OF THE
CHOTA IMAMBARA. HENCE, THE IMAMBARA LOOKS SPLENDID WITH ALL THE
LIGHTS LIT UP DURING SPECIAL OCCASIONS. IN FACT, IT IS BECAUSE OF THESE
CRYSTAL LAMPS AND CHANDELIERS THAT IT GOT THE NAME 'THE PALACE OF
LIGHTS'.
CHOTA IMAMBARA HAS TWO HALLS, SHEHNASHEEN (A PLACE WHERE ZARIH OF HAZRAT IMAM
HUSAIN HAS BEEN KEPT) AND AZAKHANA. THE IMAMBARA HAS FIVE DOORWAYS
ONCE A PLACE FAMOUS FOR THE NAWABS OF AWADH, THE CITY OF LUCKNOW AS WE ALL
KNOW IS THE CHARMING CAPITAL OF UTTAR PRADESH. VIBRANT CULTURE, RICH HERITAGE
AND UNIQUE LUCKNOWI CUISINE DRAW MANY OF US TO EXPLORE THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY.
HERE IS AN ENTICING PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE OF THE NAWAB PERIOD, THE CHOTA
IMAMBARA IN LUCKNOW.
THE IMAMBARA HAS FIVE DOORWAYS AND THE EXTERIOR
WALLS HAVE BEEN CARVED WITH ISLAMIC VERSES.
TOMB OF ZINAT ALGIA
THIS STRUCTURE SERVES AS A MAUSOLEUM FOR FOUR
GRAVES, OF THE SON, DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW OF THE
KING MOHAMMED ALI SHAH AND ONE OF THE LADY. THIS IS
THE SMALL SCALE COPY OF THE TAJ MAHAL.THIS TOMB IS
SMALLER IN AREA OF THE TAJ MAHAL
THIS MOSQUE IS BUILT ON
HIGH PLATFORM WITH TWO
GRAND MINARET ON THE
EDGE OF THE PLATFORM. THIS
MOSQUE IS VERY BEAUTIFULLY
DECORATED WITH FLORAL
DESIGNS AND QURANIC
CALLIGRAPHY.
A MODEL OF CHOTA IMAMBARA MADE WITH ELEPHANT IVORY
A MODEL OF CHOTA
IMAMBARA PLACED IN
HALL OF SHEHHASEEN.
ITS MADE BY ELEPHANT
IVORY