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[[File:Dilkusha6.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Dilkusha Kothi]] in 1858, photographed by Felice Beato]]<br />
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'''Dilkusha''' is a residential colony in [[Lucknow]], the capital city of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. Near the banks of the [[River Gomti]], the colony has been the residence of government officials for more than a hundred years. Dilkusha is situated 2&nbsp;km from Hazratganj in central Lucknow, and is close to amenities and schools such as Loreto and [[La Martiniere Lucknow|La Martiniere]]. ''Dilkusha'' means "my heart is happy".<br />
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The palace of [[Dilkusha Kothi]], the oldest building in the colony, was built in the eighteenth century by [[Nawab]] [[Saadat Ali Khan II|Saadat Ali Khan]] (1798-1814). The palace (now a ruin) formerly served as a hunting lodge for British officers and nawabs. Dilkusha Kothi was an Indianised English baroque style building, but was damaged considerably during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|First War of Indian Independence]] in 1857.<br />
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Today the colony is completely owned by the government of Uttar Pradesh. The residences are divided into A, B, C, PW and EH (the last two being completely reserved for the officers of the Public Works Department of Uttar Pradesh with PW - referring to Public Works and EH to "Experimental Housing" being one of the few multistory government housing). The colony for the most part is close-knit, with journalists, academics, IAS, PCS and other government officials living here. There is a recreation club for the residents of the colony.<br />
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927231030/http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personalisation/object.cfm?uid=019PHO0000050S2U00122000 Photograph of the ruined Dilkusha Kothi]<br />
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