SANATKADA
"Lost Monuments of Lucknow by Saiyed Anwar Abbas
Lucknow is believed to be extant from Lord Rama's time. It was a prosperous town and the capital of Awadh during the Mughal rule. It became the cynosure of all eyes during Nawabi Rule and was compared by foreign visitors to the great cities of the world like Babylon, Rome, Athens, Paris, Moscow, Constantinople, Dresden, Oxford, and Eaton. It was acclaimed as the City of Palaces and Gardens'."