Avadh is claimed to be among the most ancient of Hindu states. According to popular legend, Ramchandra of Ayodhya, the hero of the Ramayana, gifted the territory of Lucknow to his devoted brother Lakshman after he had conquered Sri Lanka and completed his term of exile in the jungle. Therefore, people say that the original name of Lucknow was Lakshmanpur, popularly known as Lakhanpur or Lachmanpur.
The city of Ayodhya itself, forty miles away from Lakshmanpur, was reported to be full of great riches: “Its streets, well arranged, were refreshed with ceaseless streams of water ~ its walls, variously ornamented, resembled the checkered surface of a chess-board. It was filled with merchants, dramatists, elephants, horses and chariots. The cloud of fragrant incense darkened the sun at noonday: but the glowing radiance of the resplendent diamonds and jewels that adorned the persons of the ladies relieved the gloom!..” (Ramayana).
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This is a grand structure built on the Sardar Patel Hostel grounds (sports ground) at one end of Shahmina Road. It is built with MPs' funds. The center was a project of Ex Prime Minister and Member of Parliament from Lucknow, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Construction started in 2001. The 1st phase is now complete and was inaugurated at a glittering ceremony on the 19th December 2004 by Shri Vajpayee in the presence of Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Vice President of India.
The Convention Centre has a floor area of 200,000 sq feet. The dome measures 52.5 metres. It has 3 halls of 200, 400 and 1050 seating capacity, 2 banquet halls, 2 exhibition galleries, an open-air theatre, rehearsal rooms, a foyer area below the dome and connecting corridors.