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An urban park spread over 376 acres and partially modelled on London's Hyde Park. It has a human-made lake, cycling and jogging tracks, a sports centre and gymnasium and even gondolas.
Janeshwar Mishra Park is an urban park operating in Gomti Nagar in Lucknow, India. It was named in memory of late politician Janeshwar Mishra from Samajwadi Party. Spanning approximately 376 acres, it is among the largest urban parks in Asia and is often described as Lucknow's answer to London's Hyde Park. The park is maintained by the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA)
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A 76-acre park with courtyards, multiple jogging tracks, a fish pond and duck pond and a number of swings and benches for children.
बिबियापुर कोठी Bibiyāpur Koṭhī
A neoclassical building built by Nawab Asaf ud-Daula in the late 18th century. It was used as a country retreat, a place for the Nawab to escape the hustle of his royal court. After the dissolution of the Oudh State, the British used the building for military celebrations, and it became a part of the Lucknow Cantonment, although the building is open to the public.
A large, 107-acre development to honour Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar who was the architect of the Indian constitution. Impressive stone work, statues and fountains intermix with carefully sculpted gardens.
दिलकुशा कोठी Dilkuśā Koṭhī
The remains of an 18th-century house built in the English baroque style. The house was shelled during its involvement in the Siege of Lucknow in 1857, and only a few towers and external walls remain to this day, though the extensive garden is intact. The garden is packed by both local and foreign visitors during winter.
नवाब वाजीद आली शाह प्राणी उद्यान Navāb Vājīd Alī Śah Prāṇī Udyān
The central zoo of Lucknow, established in 1921, and popularly known as Banarasi Bagh (बनारसी बाग़ Banārasī Bāġ) or Chidiya Ghar (चिड़ियाघर Ciṛiyāghar). The zoo is home to 463 mammals, 298 birds, and 72 reptiles representing 97 species, including tiger, lion, wolf, gibbon, black bear, rhino, blackbuck, swamp deer, barking deer, hog deer, elephant, giraffe, zebra, European otters, hill mynah, giant squirrel, great pied hornbill, golden pheasant, silver pheasant etc. It's one of the only two zoos in India to exhibit an orangutan. It has toy trains for children and a large number of animals in here. Fish aquariums also available. Available here is tasty Western-style food.
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium
Powerplay overs have been bowled in less time than it takes to say. Completed in 2017 and with a capacity of 50,000, it's on the ring road southeast edge of the city, and hosts the Uttar Pradesh team plus Lucknow Super Giants in IPL.