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La Martiniere Constantia

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Overview

Major-General Claude Martin's fantastical palace-tomb of 1802, now the world's most spectacular school building — Gothic, Mughal and Baroque at once.

Why visit: India's most eccentric colonial pile — its founder lies in the basement.

Things to do

›Constantia façade
›Gomti-side lawns
›Claude Martin's story

Heritage WalkPhotography

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar (exteriors; entry by permission)

Entry fee

Free (grounds)

Est. budget

Free–₹200

Duration

1 hr

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1.4 km

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