Bara Imambara

Bara Imambara
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam
Location
LocationLucknow, Uttar Pradesh
CountryIndia
Bara Imambara is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bara Imambara
Shown within Uttar Pradesh
Bara Imambara is located in India
Bara Imambara
Bara Imambara (India)
Geographic coordinates26°52′08.77″N 80°54′46.39″E / 26.8691028°N 80.9128861°E / 26.8691028; 80.9128861
Architecture
FounderAsaf-ud-Daula
Completed1784

Bara Imambara (Hindi: बड़ा इमामबाड़ा), also known as Asafi Imambara, is an imambara complex in Lucknow, India, built by Asaf-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh, in 1784. Bara means big. An Imambara is a shrine built by Shia Muslims for the purpose of Azadari. This imambara is the second largest after the Nizamat Imambara.