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Civil
Lines
(formerly
Cannington[3]
also
Canning
Town[4])
is
a
Civil
Lines
neighborhood
of
Prayagraj,
Uttar
Pradesh,
India.
It
is
the
upper-class
central
business
district
of
the
city
and
is
famous
for
its
urban
setting,
gridiron
plan
roads[5]
high
rise
buildings,
offices,
cafes,
restaurants,
hotels,
malls,
shopping
complexes,
theatres
etc.
Built
in
1857,
under
the
supervision
of
Cuthbert
Bensley
Thornhill,
it
was
the
largest
town-planning
project
carried
out
in
India
before
the
establishment
of
New
Delhi.[4][5]
Civil
Lines
Cannington
Neighborhood
of
Prayagraj
Nickname(s):
White
Town
[1][2]
City
Prayagraj
Country
India
Built
in
1857
Founded
by
Cuthbert
Bensley
Thornhill
Government
•
Type
Mayor-council
government
•
Body
Prayagraj
Municipal
Corporation
Civil
Lines
was
built
in
1858
a
few
months
after
the
end
of
the
Rebellion
of
1857,
when
around
600
Meo
people
were
massacred
by
the
British
people
in
India
for
their
alliance
with
the
Indian
Independence
Movement
activists[6]
and
eight
villages
were
seized
to
form
a
new
township.[2]
During
the
early
period
of
its
development
it
was
referred
to
as
the
White
Town
of
the
city
as
it
was
predominated
by
the
British
people
and
a
very
few
Indians
were
allowed.
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