Garima1234, While I believe people should do their own homework I am enclosing a few things I gathered for you, as in the 11th it is difficult to put together presentations without guidance..
As you go along -- Google will be a very good resource for now and college.
I have enclosed writeups n links and in the end the result of a find. for the building.
It is upto u to assimilate this information and prepare your paper.
One of the rules of a presentation is creating a bibliography at the end wherein you state your sources -- in this case it will be each web site you take information from.
********************
http://www.lucknowcity.com/placestovisit.php
In the year 1773 the to-be Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula decided to shift his capital from Faizabad to Lucknow on a whim. He didn't get along with his mother and so decided to move out. At the time a famine had broken out in and around the city of Lucknow because of a severe drought. It is said that the people of Lucknow were very friendly but also very proud and would not acceptalms.So the Nawab began the construction of an Imambara which would provideemployment to the masses and they could work for a living.Thus he became known as a very generous king and was accepted as the ruler by the masses that had leanings towards the royal family at Faizabad. This magnificent monument recalls the glorious past of the Nawabs and stands out for its austerity in style, proportion and symmetry and daring techniques in architecture. This Imambara houses the tombs of Nawab Asaf-Ud-Daula and his architect. Th remarkable feature of this building is the large vaulted hall which has withstood weather and time without the support of pillars or beams for the past 200 odd years. Surrounding the hall is a labyrinth of about four hundred corridors which is said to act as a natural air conditioner allowing the breeze to enter the building and cool the walls, at the same time keeping the sun light from coming in direct contact with the walls of the interior hall.The Tazias are kept in the Imambaras all year and are taken out on the tenth day of Muharram. Hundreds of thousands of people collect during the annual observance of Muharram which marks the death of Husain. The Asafi (Bara) Imambara is a complex consisting of the hall, a Mosque, gardens and a water well (Baoli).
The city is home to 'Bara Imambara', a historical edifice with such a marvelous architecture that even modern architects seem to be perplexed by its design. The Imambara was built by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula in 1784 and its designer was Kifayat-ullah who is said to be a relative of the architect of the Taj Mahal. Built by the Nawab in a famine relief programme, this fort like huge and elegant structure is also called Asafai Imambara. The structure shows the mixture of Rajput and Mughal architectures with Gothic influences. The Bara Imambara is an interesting building. It is neither a mosque, nor a mausoleum, but a huge building having interesting elements within it. The construction of the halls and the use of vaults show a strong Islamic influence.
The Bara Imambara is, in fact, a great hall built at the end of a spectacular courtyard approached through two magnificent triple-arched gateways. The central hall of the Imambara is almost 50 meters in length and 16-meter wide. The ceiling of this columnless hall is more than 15-meter high. The hall is one of the largest of its kind in the world without any external support of wood, iron, or stone beams. The roof has been put together with interlocking bricks without using a beam or a girder. Hence, it is viewed as a unique achievement of architecture. The building, which consists of three huge halls, has an amazing maze of corridors hidden in between its walls that are about 20 feet thick. This dense, dark maze called the 'bhul bhulaiya' is to be explored only if you are strong-hearted. It is a network of more than 1000 labyrinthine passages, some of which have dead-ends, some end at precipitous drops while others lead to entrance or exit points. Help of an "approved" guide is recommended if one wants a tour of the secret labyrinth without getting lost.
Another intriguing structure at the Imambara is the five-storied baoli (step well), which belongs to the pre-Nawabi era. Called the Shahi-Hammam (royal bath), this baoli is connected with the river Gomti. Only the first two stories are above water, the rest being perennially under water.
Lucknow, the "Shiraz of Awadh" and "Constantinople of India", as it is metaphorically called, is the capital of Uttar Pradesh. The city, 497 km from the nation's capital New Delhi, is connected by air with all major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Calcutta and Patna. Being a major railway junction for the Northern as well as the North Eastern zones of the Indian Railways, it is conveniently connected to many cities. Most of the metropolitan cities of the country also have easy access to Lucknow by road..
http://indiaimage.nic.in/imambara.htm
Goodluck
**PD**
Hindi TV Shows
2