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The
Residency,
also
called
as
the
British
Residency
and
Residency
Complex,
is
a
group
of
several
buildings
in
a
common
precinct
in
the
city
of
Lucknow,
Uttar
Pradesh,
India.
It
served
as
the
residence
for
the
British
Resident
General
who
was
a
representative
in
the
court
of
the
Nawab.
The
Residency
is
located
in
the
heart
of
the
city,
in
the
vicinity
of
other
monuments
like
Shaheed
Smarak,
Tehri
Kothi
and
High
Court
Building.
Construction
started
during
the
rule
of
Nawab
Asaf-ud-Daulah
and
ended
during
the
rule
of
Nawab
Saadat
Ali
Khan
II,[1]
who
was
the
fifth
Nawab
of
the
province
of
Awadh
(British
spelling
Oudh).
Construction
took
place
between
1780
and
1800
AD.
Between
1
July
1857
and
17
November
1857
the
Residency
was
subject
to
the
Siege
of
Lucknow,
part
of
the
Indian
Rebellion
of
1857.
The
Residency
now
exists
as
ruins.
The
Residency
has
been
maintained
as
it
was
at
the
time
of
the
final
relief,
and
the
shattered
walls
are
still
scarred
by
cannon
shot.
Ever
since
Indian
Independence,
little
has
changed.
The
ruined
building
is
now
surrounded
by
lawns
and
flowerbeds
and
serves
as
a
tourist
attraction.
The
cemetery
at
the
nearby
ruined
church
has
the
graves
of
2,000
men,
women
and
children,
including
that
of
Sir
Henry
Montgomery
Lawrence
who
died
during
the
siege.
Once
the
residence
for
the
British
Resident
General
and
now
a
popular
tourist
landmark
in
the
Lucknow
city,
is
The
Residency.
Also
touted
as
the
Residency
Complex
and
British
Residency,
it
is
basically
a
group
of
buildings
in
one
enclosure.
Overlooking
the
River
Gomti,
this
historical
site
in
Lucknow
is
engirdled
by
gorgeous
gardens
and
lawns.
On
a
whole,
the
Residency
is
an
architectural
marvel
in
the
city
of
Lucknow.
One
of
the
most
interesting
things
to
know
about
the
Residency
is
that
it
has
been
a
significant
part
of
the
Seige
of
Lucknow
(1857);
the
ruins
of
which
can
still
be
seen
at
the
site.
The
front
gate
of
the
complex
was
referred
to
as
the
Baillie
guard
gate.
The
name
of
this
gateway
was
kept
after
Col.
John,
the
first
resident
of
the
British
Residency.
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