Allahabad Museum
It has galleries devoted to local archaeological finds, including terracotta figurines from Kausambi. It also
has natural history exhibits, an art gallery and a large room of artefacts donated by the Nehru family. In the latter are
all sorts of wonderful and ridiculous items presented to Nehru while he was prime minister.
Minto Park
Near the Yamuna, is where Lord Canning read out the declaration by which Britain took over
controle of India from the East India Company in 1858.
Khusru Bagh
Close to the Allahabad railway station is Khusru Bagh, a scrappy walled garden which contains
the tomb of Prince Khusru, son of Jehangir, who sought to wrest power from his father and was executed by his brother
Shah Jahan. Nearby is the unoccupied tomb intended for his sister and the tomb of his Rajput mother, who was said to have poisoned herself
in despair at Khushru's oppositon to his father.
All Saints Cathedral
Dedicated to the memory of people of all ages and places who have kept their faith in God. The All Saints Cathedral is one of the finest cathedrals in this part of the country. Designed more than a century ago, by Sir William Emerson, the eminent architect who also designed the Victoria Memorial, Calcutta, the Cathedral has some truly exceptional stained glass murals. It is also called Patthar
Girja.
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