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{{Infobox building<br />
| name = British Residency<br />
| image = Office - The Residency - Lucknow - India.jpg<br />
| location = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| completion_date = 1800<br />
| groundbreaking_date = 1780<br />
}}[[File:Residency Lucknow.jpg|thumb|The Residency, Lucknow]]<br />
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 [[Residencies of British India|Residency]] is located in the heart of the city, in the vicinity of other monuments like Shaheed Smarak, Tehri Kothi and High Court Building.<br />
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== History ==<br />
Construction started during the rule of [[Asaf-ud-Daula|Nawab Asaf-ud-Daulah]] and ended during the rule of [[Saadat Ali Khan II|Nawab Saadat Ali Khan II]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Residency Lucknow {{!}} History, Architecture, Visiting Time {{!}} UP Tourism|url=https://www.tourmyindia.com/states/uttarpradesh/residency-lucknow.html|access-date=2021-01-20|website=tour-my-india}}</ref> who was the fifth [[Nawab wazir of Oudh|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.<br />
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[[File:Banqet hall Residency.jpg|thumb|Banqet hall Residency]]<br />
== Architecture ==<br />
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 [[Henry Montgomery Lawrence|Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence]] who died during the siege.<br />
[[File:The British Residency - Lucknow.jpg|thumb|The Ruins of the British Residency]]<br />
There is a weathered epitaph near the grave of Sir Henry that reads "Here lies the son of Empire who tried to do his duty" while another nearby grave reads "Do not weep my children, for I am not dead, but am sleeping here." A light and sound show to display the history of the Residency is also played each evening.<br />
[[File:Sir Henry Lawrence Memorial.jpg|thumb|[[High cross]] Sir Henry Lawrence Memorial]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.lucknow.org.uk/tourist-attractions/british-residency.html |title=British Residency Lucknow |publisher=Lucknow: The City of Nawabs |accessdate=1 July 2016 }}<br />
*{{cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_museums_lucknow.asp |title=1857 Memorial Museum, Residency, Lucknow |publisher=Archaeological Survey of India |accessdate=1 July 2016 }}<br />
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