Moti Mahal, Lucknow

    There are three beautiful buildings on the fringes of the Gomti. One of them is the Moti Mahal or the Pearl Palace constructed by Nawab Saadat Ali Khan. The other two buildings were built by Nawab Ghazi Uddin Haider are known as the Mubarak Manzil and the Shah Manzil. They were mainly constructed for the Nawab and his courtiers to watch animal comabts from the balconies of the buildings, which were held at the other side of the river. The Nawabs also used these buildings to view the birds in flight.