Chattar Manzil, then and now

February 08, 2014 12:00 am | Updated May 18, 2016 06:51 am IST

A combo of the historic Chattar Manzil Palace in Lucknow clicked in 1951 soon after it was taken over by the Central Drug Research Institute and (right) as it stands today. The Akhilesh Yadav government on Friday unveiled its plans to set up two museums and a library at the Palace after its renovation and conservation by the State Archaeological Department. The Palace has gone through many owners -- including the Sultans of Awadh Saadat Ali Khan and Wajid Ali Shah, and the British -- and changes since its construction was started in the 1780s.- Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury

A combo of the historic Chattar Manzil Palace in Lucknow clicked in 1951 soon after it was taken over by the Central Drug Research Institute and (right) as it stands today. The Akhilesh Yadav government on Friday unveiled its plans to set up two museums and a library at the Palace after its renovation and conservation by the State Archaeological Department. The Palace has gone through many owners -- including the Sultans of Awadh Saadat Ali Khan and Wajid Ali Shah, and the British -- and changes since its construction was started in the 1780s.- Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury

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