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All natural elements of the bagh are appreciated - including the sun, moon, and air. [2] Muhammad Saleh Kamboh, historian to Shah Jahan, reported that the gardens of Kashmir inspired the design for the Shalimar Garden in Lahore, [2] and that a wide variety of trees and flowers grew together in the garden. [2]
It was recorded that the Shalimar Bagh in Lahore had 450 fountains, and the pressure was so high that water could be thrown 12 feet into the air, falling back down to create a rippling floral effect on the surface of the water. [18] The Mughals were obsessed with symbol and incorporated it into their gardens in many ways.
But by the passage of time all gardens and agricultural fields are now converted to developed city and only garden left there is the Shalimar Garden, now included as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [3] [4] Ruins of Mughal style gates of some gardens are still present along G.T. Road. Baghbanpura has now become a part of modern Lahore city.
The town is named after the Shalimar Gardens, built by Emperor Shah Jehan in 1640. [4] The Mela Chiraghan festival used to take place at Shalimar Gardens, until President Ayub Khan ordered against it in 1958. Shalimar was officially declared a township in 1962 and became an administrative town (tehsil) of Lahore City District in 2001.
Anguri Bagh: Garden opposite Shalimar Gardens, Baghbanpura [2] Lahore: Anguri Bagh More images. PB-43 Tomb of Asif Khan: Shrine ... Kuri Bagh: Lahore:
The Lahore Fort (Punjabi and Urdu: شاہی قلعہ: Shahi Qila, or "Royal Fort") is a citadel at the northern end of Lahore's Walled City that spreads over an area greater than 20 hectares. [9] It contains 21 notable monuments, some of which date to the era of Emperor Akbar .
Shalimar or Shalamar may refer to: Shalimar Gardens (disambiguation), three historic royal Mughal gardens (or baghs) of the Mughal Empire in South Asia: Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India; built in 1619; Shalimar Gardens, Lahore, Pakistan; a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in 1641; Shalimar Bagh, Delhi, India; built in 1653
Shalimar Gardens may refer to the following Mughal gardens: Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar, India; Shalimar Gardens, Delhi, India Shalimar Bagh Assembly constituency; Shalimar Bagh metro station; Shalimar Gardens, Lahore, Pakistan