Felice A. Beato

The Mucha Bawn, or the Old Citadel of Lucknow

1858

Ancient Mughal fortifications frame this view of Lucknow's historic citadel, photographed in the rebellion's immediate aftermath. Beato's lens transforms military architecture into a meditation on power, time, and colonial transformation.

Medium: albumen print

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