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English: Located on the tight bank of Gomti on the south-east of the city, this royal building was built by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula (A.D. 1775-97) and designed with the assistance of General Claude Martin.

The double storeyed structure was simple but attractive in design, consisting of spacious walls, high ceilings with wooden beams and rafters, spiral stair cases and imposing double columns. The large hall was tastefully embellished with white and blur European tiles, The building is constructed on a rectangular ground with lakhauri bricks laid on lime mortar and coated with thick lime and plaster.

for the royal kitchen.

‘This kothi was used by the Nawab’s European guests for their recreation. Moreover, it holds a major political importance as well. It is the same place where Nawab Asif-ud-daula’s son Nawab Wazir Ali Khan shot Captain Cherry who was the army officer of the Residency at that time. This incident took place day after Nawab Asif-ud-daula’s death, when the Britishers had denounced Wazir Ali Shah and refused to accept him as Nawab Asif-ud-daula’s heir’, states Mr. Roshan Taqui, an eminent Historian of Awadh. Nawab Sadat Ali Khan was crowned at Bibiapur Kothi at special darbar in 1798. After the annexation of Awadh, this building was often used by the Britishers as a venue for their celebrations. The same place which once frequently had so many visitors now stands abandoned. The walls which once embraced laughter are now succumbing to despair. However repair work is in process at Kothi.