BARA IMAMBARA BHULBHULAIYA

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A highly unusual labyrinth of corridors (LONELY PLANET, India 2009: 430) or a labyrinth of narrow passageways (LONELY PLANET, India 2009: 430, where its handy to have a torch (LONELY PLANET, India 2009: 430).SITUATION: The Bara Imambara (note 2) in the city of Lucknow is a … colossal tomb is worth seeing on its own right, but the highly unusual labyrinth of corridors inside its upper floors make a visit to this imambara particularly special. … The complex is accessed through two enormous gateways which lead into a huge courtyard. On one side is an attractive mosque, on the other a large baori (step-well) which can be explored [–>Bara Imambara Baori]. Bring a torch. At the far end of the courtyard is the huge central hall. … But what's beyond the small, innocuous-looking entrance to the left of the central hall steels the show here. It leads to the Bhulbhulaiya, a labyrinth of narrow passageways that wind their way inside the upper floors of the tomb's structure, eventually leadingout to rooftop balconies. Despite what guides may tell you, visitors are free to get lost inside. As with the step-well, it's handy to have a torch (LONELY PLANET, India 2009: 430).out to rooftop balconies. Despite what guides may tell you, visitors are free to get lost inside. As with the step-well, it's handy to have a torch (LONELY PLANET, India 2009: 430).