Bara Imambara

Bara Imambara
Bara Imambara
Religion
Affiliation	Shia Islam
Location
Location	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
	Shown within Uttar Pradesh Bara Imambara (India)
Geographic coordinates	26°52′08.77″N 80°54′46.39″E / 26.8691028°N 80.9128861°E
Architecture
Founder	Asaf-ud-Daula
Completed	1784

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.