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British Residency

The British Residency of Lucknow, which is also a Residential Complex served as the headquarters for the generals of the British East India Company. However, with the 1857 uprising, this once composed complex turned into a British refugee camp during that revolt.The fort is now in ruins and a British cemetery nearby sites the graves of all the colonisers who died during the Lucknow siege. The ruins are now protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. The Residency also hosts a light and sound reminiscing the 1857 revolt show every evening. The Residency's ruins, with their evocative remnants of British colonial architecture, provide a poignant glimpse into the past and serve as a memorial to the soldiers and civilians who endured the siege. Today, the British Residency is preserved as a heritage site and museum, offering valuable insights into the colonial era and the events of 1857, contributing to historical understanding and tourism in Lucknow.