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<b>architecture of Uttar Pradesh</b> demonstrates a diverse and <a href="/wiki/Eclecticism_in_architecture" title="Eclecticism in architecture">eclectic</a> combination of <a href="/wiki/Buddhist_architecture" title="Buddhist architecture">Buddhist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hindu_architecture" title="Hindu architecture">Hindu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indo-Islamic_architecture" title="Indo-Islamic architecture">Indo-Islamic</a>, and Indo-European <a href="/wiki/Architectural_style" title="Architectural style">architectural styles</a>. Three of its architectural monuments—the <a href="/wiki/Taj_Mahal" title="Taj Mahal">Taj Mahal</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Agra_Fort" title="Agra Fort">Agra Fort</a>, as well as the township of <a href="/wiki/Fatehpur_Sikri" title="Fatehpur Sikri">Fatehpur Sikri</a> founded by the Mughal emperor <a href="/wiki/Akbar" title="Akbar">Akbar</a>—are designated <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" title="World Heritage Site">UNESCO World Heritage Sites</a>. The architectural structures in <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> include ancient Buddhist <a href="/wiki/Stupa" title="Stupa">stūpas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vih%C4%81ra" title="Vihāra">vihāras</a>, ancient Buddhist and Hindu <a href="/wiki/Monastery" title="Monastery">monasteries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Township" title="Township">townships</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fortification" title="Fortification">forts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palace" title="Palace">palaces</a>, <a href="/wiki/Temple" title="Temple">temples</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mosque" title="Mosque">mosques</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mausoleum" title="Mausoleum">mausoleums</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memorial" title="Memorial">memorials</a>, and other community structures. <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a>'s architectural structures also include various <a href="/wiki/Hindu_temple" title="Hindu temple">Hindu temples</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghat" title="Ghat">Ghats</a>, etc. largely found in ancient cities like <a href="/wiki/Varanasi" title="Varanasi">Benares</a> (Varanasi), <a href="/wiki/Vrindavan" title="Vrindavan">Brindaban</a> (Vrindavan), <a href="/wiki/Mathura" title="Mathura">Mathura</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Allahabad" class="mw-redirect" title="Allahabad">Prayagraj</a> (Allahabad).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ancient">Ancient</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Architecture_of_Uttar_Pradesh&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Ancient"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sarnath_2005_01_27.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Sarnath_2005_01_27.jpg/220px-Sarnath_2005_01_27.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Sarnath_2005_01_27.jpg/330px-Sarnath_2005_01_27.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Sarnath_2005_01_27.jpg/440px-Sarnath_2005_01_27.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1840" data-file-height="1232" /></a><figcaption>Archaeological site at Sarnath (Dhamek stupa is visible in background)</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Buddhist">Buddhist</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Architecture_of_Uttar_Pradesh&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Buddhist"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most of the ancient buildings and structures at <a href="/wiki/Sarnath" title="Sarnath">Sarnath</a> were damaged or destroyed. However, amongst the ruins can be distinguished: </p> <ul><li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Dhamek_Stupa" title="Dhamek Stupa">Dhamek Stupa</a></b>; it is an impressive 128 feet high and 93 feet in diameter.</li> <li>The <b>Dharmarajika Stupa</b> is one of the few <a href="/wiki/Ashoka" title="Ashoka">pre-Ashokan</a> stupas remaining, although only the foundations remain.</li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Ashoka_Pillar" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashoka Pillar">Ashoka Pillar</a></b> erected here, originally surmounted by the "<a href="/wiki/Lion_Capital_of_Asoka" class="mw-redirect" title="Lion Capital of Asoka">Lion Capital of Asoka</a>" (presently on display at the <a href="/wiki/Sarnath_Museum" title="Sarnath Museum">Sarnath Museum</a>), was broken during Turk invasions but the base still stands at the original location.</li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Sarnath_Museum" title="Sarnath Museum">Sarnath Archaeological Museum</a></b> houses the famous Ashokan <a href="/wiki/Lion_Capital_of_Ashoka" title="Lion Capital of Ashoka">lion capital</a>, which miraculously survived its 45-foot drop to the ground (from the top of the Ashokan Pillar), and became the <a href="/wiki/National_Emblem_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="National Emblem of India">National Emblem of India</a> and national symbol on the <a href="/wiki/Indian_flag" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian flag">Indian flag</a>. The museum also houses a famous and refined Buddha-image of the Buddha in Dharmachakra-posture.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Front_side_of_the_Dashavatara_Temple_in_Deogarh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Front_side_of_the_Dashavatara_Temple_in_Deogarh.jpg/220px-Front_side_of_the_Dashavatara_Temple_in_Deogarh.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Front_side_of_the_Dashavatara_Temple_in_Deogarh.jpg/330px-Front_side_of_the_Dashavatara_Temple_in_Deogarh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Front_side_of_the_Dashavatara_Temple_in_Deogarh.jpg/440px-Front_side_of_the_Dashavatara_Temple_in_Deogarh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Dashavatara_Temple,_Deogarh" title="Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh">Dashavatara Temple</a> at <a href="/wiki/Deogarh,_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh">Deogarh</a></figcaption></figure><p>For Buddhists, Sarnath (or Isipatana) is one of four pilgrimage sites designated by <a href="/wiki/Gautama_Buddha" class="mw-redirect" title="Gautama Buddha">Gautama Buddha</a>, the other three being <a href="/wiki/Kushinagar" title="Kushinagar">Kushinagar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bodh_Gaya" title="Bodh Gaya">Bodh Gaya</a>, and Lumina. </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hindu_monuments">Hindu monuments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Architecture_of_Uttar_Pradesh&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Hindu monuments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Famous temples are the <a href="/wiki/Dashavatara_Temple,_Deogarh" title="Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh">Dashavatara Temple</a> in <a href="/wiki/Deogarh,_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh">Deograh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kashi_Vishwanath_Temple" title="Kashi Vishwanath Temple">Kashi Vishwanath Temple</a> in Varanasi and <a href="/wiki/Krishna_Janmasthan_Temple_Complex" title="Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex">Krishnajanmabhoomi</a> in Mathura. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:500_CE,_south_side,_outer_wall_sanctum_sculpture_panel,_Deogarh_Hindu_Dashavatara_temple,_1875_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/500_CE%2C_south_side%2C_outer_wall_sanctum_sculpture_panel%2C_Deogarh_Hindu_Dashavatara_temple%2C_1875_photo.jpg/220px-500_CE%2C_south_side%2C_outer_wall_sanctum_sculpture_panel%2C_Deogarh_Hindu_Dashavatara_temple%2C_1875_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="280" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/500_CE%2C_south_side%2C_outer_wall_sanctum_sculpture_panel%2C_Deogarh_Hindu_Dashavatara_temple%2C_1875_photo.jpg/330px-500_CE%2C_south_side%2C_outer_wall_sanctum_sculpture_panel%2C_Deogarh_Hindu_Dashavatara_temple%2C_1875_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/500_CE%2C_south_side%2C_outer_wall_sanctum_sculpture_panel%2C_Deogarh_Hindu_Dashavatara_temple%2C_1875_photo.jpg/440px-500_CE%2C_south_side%2C_outer_wall_sanctum_sculpture_panel%2C_Deogarh_Hindu_Dashavatara_temple%2C_1875_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="712" data-file-height="907" /></a><figcaption>Dashavatara Temple: <a href="/wiki/Vishnu" title="Vishnu">Lord Vishnu</a> sleeping on the serpent with the five <a href="/wiki/Pandava" title="Pandava">Pandava</a> warriors and <a href="/wiki/Draupadi" title="Draupadi">Draupadi</a> beneath.</figcaption></figure> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Indo-Islamic">Indo-Islamic</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Architecture_of_Uttar_Pradesh&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Indo-Islamic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Details_of_the_central_pishtaq_and_side_pishtaq,_Atala_Masjid,_Jaunpur.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Details_of_the_central_pishtaq_and_side_pishtaq%2C_Atala_Masjid%2C_Jaunpur.jpg/220px-Details_of_the_central_pishtaq_and_side_pishtaq%2C_Atala_Masjid%2C_Jaunpur.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Details_of_the_central_pishtaq_and_side_pishtaq%2C_Atala_Masjid%2C_Jaunpur.jpg/330px-Details_of_the_central_pishtaq_and_side_pishtaq%2C_Atala_Masjid%2C_Jaunpur.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Details_of_the_central_pishtaq_and_side_pishtaq%2C_Atala_Masjid%2C_Jaunpur.jpg/440px-Details_of_the_central_pishtaq_and_side_pishtaq%2C_Atala_Masjid%2C_Jaunpur.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Main and side <a href="/wiki/Iwan" title="Iwan"><i>pishtaq</i></a> leading into the <i><a href="/wiki/Iwan" title="Iwan">iwan</a></i> of <a href="/wiki/Atala_Mosque,_Jaunpur" title="Atala Mosque, Jaunpur">Atala Masjid</a>.</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Indo-Islamic_architecture" title="Indo-Islamic architecture">Indo-Islamic architecture</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sultanates">Sultanates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Architecture_of_Uttar_Pradesh&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sultanates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Atala_Masjid" class="mw-redirect" title="Atala Masjid">Atala Masjid</a> of <a href="/wiki/Jaunpur,_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh">Jaunpur</a> shows some influences from Hindu architecture. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mughal">Mughal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Architecture_of_Uttar_Pradesh&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Mughal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Mughal_architecture" title="Mughal architecture">Mughal architecture</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fatehpur_Sikri_near_Agra_2016-03_img05.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Fatehpur_Sikri_near_Agra_2016-03_img05.jpg/220px-Fatehpur_Sikri_near_Agra_2016-03_img05.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Fatehpur_Sikri_near_Agra_2016-03_img05.jpg/330px-Fatehpur_Sikri_near_Agra_2016-03_img05.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Fatehpur_Sikri_near_Agra_2016-03_img05.jpg/440px-Fatehpur_Sikri_near_Agra_2016-03_img05.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3564" data-file-height="3564" /></a><figcaption>Rear of <a href="/wiki/Buland_Darwaza" title="Buland Darwaza">Buland Darwaza</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fatehpur_Sikri" title="Fatehpur Sikri">Fatehpur Sikri</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Uttar Pradesh has three <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Sites" class="mw-redirect" title="World Heritage Sites">World Heritage Sites</a>: <a href="/wiki/Taj_Mahal" title="Taj Mahal">Taj Mahal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Agra_Fort" title="Agra Fort">Agra Fort</a> and the nearby <a href="/wiki/Fatehpur_Sikri" title="Fatehpur Sikri">Fatehpur Sikri</a>. <a href="/wiki/Allahabad_Fort" title="Allahabad Fort">Allahabad Fort</a> stands on the banks of the Yamuna near the confluence with the river Ganges. It is the largest fort built by Akbar.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Taj_Mahal">Taj Mahal</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Architecture_of_Uttar_Pradesh&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Taj Mahal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Taj_Mahal" title="Taj Mahal">Taj Mahal</a> in <a href="/wiki/Agra" title="Agra">Agra</a>, built between 1632 and 1643 during the reign of Mughal Emperor <a href="/wiki/Shah_Jahan" title="Shah Jahan">Shah Jahan</a> is considered to be one of the best examples of Mughal architecture, as well as <a href="/wiki/Indo-Islamic_architecture" title="Indo-Islamic architecture">Indo-Islamic architecture</a> as a whole.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While earlier Mughal buildings were primarily constructed of red <a href="/wiki/Sandstone" title="Sandstone">sandstone</a>, Shah Jahan promoted the use of white marble inlaid with <a href="/wiki/Semi-precious_stones" class="mw-redirect" title="Semi-precious stones">semi-precious stones</a>. Buildings under his patronage reached new levels of refinement. It is surrounded by vast <a href="/wiki/Charbagh" title="Charbagh">gardens on all four sides</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oudh">Oudh</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Architecture_of_Uttar_Pradesh&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Oudh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> Lucknow, the capital of the state, has several beautiful historical <a href="/wiki/Monument" title="Monument">monuments</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Bara_Imambara" title="Bara Imambara">Bara Imambara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chhota_Imambara" class="mw-redirect" title="Chhota Imambara">Chhota Imambara</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Monuments_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Monuments-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bara_Imambara_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bara_Imambara-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has also preserved the damaged complex of the Oudh-period <a href="/wiki/British_Resident" class="mw-redirect" title="British Resident">British Resident</a>'s quarters, which are being restored.</p><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bara_Imambara_Lucknow.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Bara_Imambara_Lucknow.jpg/620px-Bara_Imambara_Lucknow.jpg" decoding="async" width="620" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Bara_Imambara_Lucknow.jpg/930px-Bara_Imambara_Lucknow.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Bara_Imambara_Lucknow.jpg/1240px-Bara_Imambara_Lucknow.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5039" data-file-height="1594" /></a><figcaption>Bara Imambara facade, Lucknow India</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="British_Colonial_period">British Colonial period</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Architecture_of_Uttar_Pradesh&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: British Colonial period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="European_styles">European styles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Architecture_of_Uttar_Pradesh&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: European styles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Allahabad_Public_Library" title="Allahabad Public Library">Allahabad Public Library</a> built in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_baronial_architecture" title="Scottish baronial architecture">Scottish Baronial</a> style, and <a href="/wiki/All_Saints_Cathedral,_Allahabad" class="mw-redirect" title="All Saints Cathedral, Allahabad">All Saints Cathedral, Allahabad</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kanpur_Memorial_Church" title="Kanpur Memorial Church">Kanpur Memorial Church</a> built in the <a href="/wiki/Gothic_Revival_architecture" title="Gothic Revival architecture">gothic revival</a> style are examples of European-styled buildings in Uttar Pradesh. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indo-Saracenic_Architecture">Indo-Saracenic Architecture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Architecture_of_Uttar_Pradesh&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Indo-Saracenic Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charbagh_Railway_Station,_Lucknow.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Charbagh_Railway_Station%2C_Lucknow.jpg/320px-Charbagh_Railway_Station%2C_Lucknow.jpg" decoding="async" width="320" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Charbagh_Railway_Station%2C_Lucknow.jpg/480px-Charbagh_Railway_Station%2C_Lucknow.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Charbagh_Railway_Station%2C_Lucknow.jpg/640px-Charbagh_Railway_Station%2C_Lucknow.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Charbagh Railway Station at <a href="/wiki/Lucknow" title="Lucknow">Lucknow</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Indo-Saracenic_architecture" title="Indo-Saracenic architecture">Indo-Saracenic architecture</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Lucknow_Charbagh_railway_station" title="Lucknow Charbagh railway station">Lucknow Charbagh railway station</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kanpur_Central_railway_station" title="Kanpur Central railway station">Kanpur Central railway station</a> were built in the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Saracenic_architecture" title="Indo-Saracenic architecture">Indo-Saracenic style</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-Independence">Post-Independence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Architecture_of_Uttar_Pradesh&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Post-Independence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/NOIDA" class="mw-redirect" title="NOIDA">NOIDA</a> is a planned city and IT hub.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sarnath_tibetan_temple_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Temple of the Tibetan community in Sarnath"><img alt="Temple of the Tibetan community in Sarnath" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Sarnath_tibetan_temple_1.jpg/120px-Sarnath_tibetan_temple_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Sarnath_tibetan_temple_1.jpg/180px-Sarnath_tibetan_temple_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Sarnath_tibetan_temple_1.jpg/240px-Sarnath_tibetan_temple_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1716" data-file-height="1171" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Temple of the Tibetan community in Sarnath</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sridigamber_Jain_Temple,_Singhpuri,_Sarnath,_Varanasi.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sridigamber Jain temple, Singhpuri, Sarnath, just behind the Dhamekh Stupa"><img alt="Sridigamber Jain temple, Singhpuri, Sarnath, just behind the Dhamekh Stupa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Sridigamber_Jain_Temple%2C_Singhpuri%2C_Sarnath%2C_Varanasi.jpg/90px-Sridigamber_Jain_Temple%2C_Singhpuri%2C_Sarnath%2C_Varanasi.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Sridigamber_Jain_Temple%2C_Singhpuri%2C_Sarnath%2C_Varanasi.jpg/135px-Sridigamber_Jain_Temple%2C_Singhpuri%2C_Sarnath%2C_Varanasi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Sridigamber_Jain_Temple%2C_Singhpuri%2C_Sarnath%2C_Varanasi.jpg/180px-Sridigamber_Jain_Temple%2C_Singhpuri%2C_Sarnath%2C_Varanasi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sridigamber <a href="/wiki/Jain_temple" title="Jain temple">Jain temple</a>, Singhpuri, Sarnath, just behind the <a href="/wiki/Dhamekh_Stupa" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhamekh Stupa">Dhamekh Stupa</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fatehpur_Sikri_Panch_Mahal.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri."><img alt="Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Fatehpur_Sikri_Panch_Mahal.jpg/120px-Fatehpur_Sikri_Panch_Mahal.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Fatehpur_Sikri_Panch_Mahal.jpg/180px-Fatehpur_Sikri_Panch_Mahal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Fatehpur_Sikri_Panch_Mahal.jpg/240px-Fatehpur_Sikri_Panch_Mahal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="853" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Panch_Mahal,_Fatehpur_Sikri" title="Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri">Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri</a>.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ganga_Mahal_Ghat.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Ganga Mahal Ghat (I) in Varanasi"><img alt="Ganga Mahal Ghat (I) in Varanasi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Ganga_Mahal_Ghat.JPG/120px-Ganga_Mahal_Ghat.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Ganga_Mahal_Ghat.JPG/180px-Ganga_Mahal_Ghat.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Ganga_Mahal_Ghat.JPG/240px-Ganga_Mahal_Ghat.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5024" data-file-height="2464" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Ganga_Mahal_Ghat_(I)" title="Ganga Mahal Ghat (I)">Ganga Mahal Ghat (I)</a> in <a href="/wiki/Varanasi" title="Varanasi">Varanasi</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; 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height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fatehput_Sikiri_Buland_Darwaza_gate_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri"><img alt="Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Fatehput_Sikiri_Buland_Darwaza_gate_2010.jpg/120px-Fatehput_Sikiri_Buland_Darwaza_gate_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Fatehput_Sikiri_Buland_Darwaza_gate_2010.jpg/180px-Fatehput_Sikiri_Buland_Darwaza_gate_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Fatehput_Sikiri_Buland_Darwaza_gate_2010.jpg/240px-Fatehput_Sikiri_Buland_Darwaza_gate_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2938" data-file-height="2536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Buland_Darwaza" title="Buland Darwaza">Buland Darwaza</a> at <a href="/wiki/Fatehpur_Sikri" title="Fatehpur Sikri">Fatehpur Sikri</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Architecture_of_Uttar_Pradesh&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:0-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/252/">"Taj Mahal"</a>. <i>UNESCO World Heritage Centre</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Pradesh">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Economy of Uttar Pradesh">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Culture of Uttar Pradesh">Culture</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Tourism in Uttar Pradesh">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Demographics of Uttar Pradesh">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Education in Uttar Pradesh">Education</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Public_administration" title="Public administration">Administration</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Government of Uttar Pradesh">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly" title="Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly">Legislative Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Legislative_Council" title="Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_Uttar_Pradesh" title="List of chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh">Chief Ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Uttar_Pradesh" title="List of governors of Uttar Pradesh">Governors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allahabad_High_Court" title="Allahabad High Court">High Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Police" title="Uttar Pradesh Police">Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Emblem of Uttar Pradesh">Emblem</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Awadh" title="Awadh">Awadh</a> (Central Uttar Pradesh)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purvanchal" title="Purvanchal">Purvanchal</a> (Eastern Uttar Pradesh)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Western Uttar Pradesh">Western Uttar Pradesh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh">Divisions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agra_division" title="Agra division">Agra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aligarh_division" title="Aligarh division">Aligarh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayodhya_division" title="Ayodhya division">Ayodhya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azamgarh_division" title="Azamgarh division">Azamgarh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bareilly_division" title="Bareilly division">Bareilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basti_division" title="Basti division">Basti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitrakoot_division" title="Chitrakoot division">Chitrakoot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devipatan_division" title="Devipatan division">Devipatan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorakhpur_division" title="Gorakhpur division">Gorakhpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhansi_division" title="Jhansi division">Jhansi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanpur_division" title="Kanpur division">Kanpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucknow_division" title="Lucknow division">Lucknow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meerut_division" title="Meerut division">Meerut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirzapur_division" title="Mirzapur division">Mirzapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moradabad_division" title="Moradabad division">Moradabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prayagraj_division" title="Prayagraj division">Prayagraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saharanpur_division" title="Saharanpur division">Saharanpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varanasi_division" title="Varanasi division">Varanasi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_Uttar_Pradesh" title="List of districts of Uttar Pradesh">Districts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agra_district" title="Agra district">Agra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aligarh_district" title="Aligarh district">Aligarh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayodhya_district" title="Ayodhya district">Ayodhya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambedkar_Nagar_district" title="Ambedkar Nagar district">Ambedkar Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amethi_district" title="Amethi district">Amethi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amroha_district" title="Amroha district">Amroha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auraiya_district" title="Auraiya district">Auraiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azamgarh_district" title="Azamgarh district">Azamgarh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagpat_district" title="Bagpat district">Bagpat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahraich_district" title="Bahraich district">Bahraich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballia_district" title="Ballia district">Ballia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balrampur_district,_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh">Balrampur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banda_district,_India" title="Banda district, India">Banda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barabanki_district" title="Barabanki district">Barabanki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bareilly_district" title="Bareilly district">Bareilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basti_district" title="Basti district">Basti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhadohi_district" title="Bhadohi district">Bhadohi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bijnor_district" title="Bijnor district">Bijnor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Budaun_district" title="Budaun district">Budaun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulandshahr_district" title="Bulandshahr district">Bulandshahr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandauli_district" title="Chandauli district">Chandauli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitrakoot_district" title="Chitrakoot district">Chitrakoot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deoria_district" title="Deoria district">Devaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etah_district" title="Etah district">Etah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etawah_district" title="Etawah district">Etawah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farrukhabad_district" title="Farrukhabad district">Farrukhabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fatehpur_district" title="Fatehpur district">Fatehpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firozabad_district" title="Firozabad district">Firozabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautam_Buddha_Nagar_district" title="Gautam Buddha Nagar district">Gautam Buddha Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghaziabad_district" title="Ghaziabad district">Ghaziabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghazipur_district" title="Ghazipur district">Ghazipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gonda_district" title="Gonda district">Gonda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorakhpur_district" title="Gorakhpur district">Gorakhpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamirpur_district,_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh">Hamirpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardoi_district" title="Hardoi district">Hardoi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hathras_district" title="Hathras district">Hathras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalaun_district" title="Jalaun district">Jalaun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaunpur_district" title="Jaunpur district">Jaunpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhansi_district" title="Jhansi district">Jhansi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannauj_district" title="Kannauj district">Kannauj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanpur_Dehat_district" title="Kanpur Dehat district">Kanpur Dehat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanpur_Nagar_district" title="Kanpur Nagar district">Kanpur Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasganj_district" title="Kasganj district">Kasganj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaushambi_district" title="Kaushambi district">Kaushambi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kushinagar_district" title="Kushinagar district">Kushinagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakhimpur_Kheri_district" title="Lakhimpur Kheri district">Lakhimpur Kheri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalitpur_district,_India" title="Lalitpur district, India">Lalitpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucknow_district" title="Lucknow district">Lucknow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maharajganj_district" title="Maharajganj district">Maharajganj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahoba_district" title="Mahoba district">Mahoba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mainpuri_district" title="Mainpuri district">Mainpuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathura_district" title="Mathura district">Mathura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mau_district" title="Mau district">Mau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meerut_district" title="Meerut district">Meerut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirzapur_district" title="Mirzapur district">Mirzapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moradabad_district" title="Moradabad district">Moradabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muzaffarnagar_district" title="Muzaffarnagar district">Muzaffarnagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilibhit_district" title="Pilibhit district">Pilibhit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratapgarh_district,_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh">Pratapgarh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prayagraj_district" title="Prayagraj district">Prayagraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raebareli_district" title="Raebareli district">Raebareli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rampur_district" title="Rampur district">Rampur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saharanpur_district" title="Saharanpur district">Saharanpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sambhal_district" title="Sambhal district">Sambhal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sant_Kabir_Nagar_district" title="Sant Kabir Nagar district">Sant Kabir Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shahjahanpur_district" title="Shahjahanpur district">Shahjahanpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shamli_district" title="Shamli district">Shamli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shravasti_district" title="Shravasti district">Shravasti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siddharthnagar_district" title="Siddharthnagar district">Siddharthnagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sitapur_district" title="Sitapur district">Sitapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonbhadra_district" title="Sonbhadra district">Sonbhadra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultanpur_district" title="Sultanpur district">Sultanpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unnao_district" title="Unnao district">Unnao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varanasi_district" title="Varanasi district">Varanasi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Uttar_Pradesh_by_population" title="List of cities in Uttar Pradesh by population">Major cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agra" title="Agra">Agra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aligarh" title="Aligarh">Aligarh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayodhya" title="Ayodhya">Ayodhya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bareilly" title="Bareilly">Bareilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghaziabad" title="Ghaziabad">Ghaziabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorakhpur" title="Gorakhpur">Gorakhpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhansi" title="Jhansi">Jhansi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanpur" title="Kanpur">Kanpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucknow" title="Lucknow">Lucknow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathura" title="Mathura">Mathura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meerut" title="Meerut">Meerut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moradabad" title="Moradabad">Moradabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noida" title="Noida">Noida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prayagraj" title="Prayagraj">Prayagraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saharanpur" title="Saharanpur">Saharanpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vrindavan" title="Vrindavan">Vrindavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varanasi" title="Varanasi">Varanasi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Villages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adhkatiya_Kala_Khas" title="Adhkatiya Kala Khas">Adhkatiya Kala Khas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aharak" title="Aharak">Aharak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahiran,_Pindra" title="Ahiran, Pindra">Ahiran, Pindra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahirani,_Pindra" title="Ahirani, Pindra">Ahirani, Pindra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aily" title="Aily">Aily</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aitha" title="Aitha">Aitha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ajaipur" title="Ajaipur">Ajaipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhari" title="Akhari">Akhari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akorha" title="Akorha">Akorha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amaut" title="Amaut">Amaut</a></li> 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