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Shalimar Bagh (Urdu pronunciation: [ʃɑːliːmɑːɾ bɑːɣ], Kashmiri pronunciation: [ʃaːlɨməːr baːɣ] is a Mughal garden in Srinagar of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir,o the northeast of Dal Lake. It is also known as Shalimar Gardens, Farah Baksh, and Faiz Baksh.
Akbar's son, Jahangir, did not build as much, but he helped to lay out the famous Shalimar garden and was known for his great love for flowers. [7] His trips to Kashmir are believed to have begun a fashion for naturalistic and abundant floral design. [8] Bird's Eye View of the Taj Mahal at Agra, showing its gardens as well as the Mahtab Bagh
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
English: Shalimar Bagh is a Mughal garden in Srinagar, linked through a channel to the northeast of Dal Lake, on its right bank located on the outskirts of Srinagar city in Jammu and Kashmir. The other famous shore line garden in the vicinity is Nishat Bagh. The Bagh was built by Mughal Emperor Jahangir for his wife Nur Jahan, in 1619.
Inside Shalimar Gardens Shalimar Gardens in 1895 Construction of the gardens began on 12 June 1641, and took 18 months to complete. [ 2 ] During the Sikh era , much of the garden's marble was pillaged and used to decorate the Golden Temple and the Ram Bagh Palace in nearby Amritsar , [ 9 ] while the gardens' costly agate gate was stripped and ...
Shalimar Bagh in Srinagar; the Mughals built several charbagh-style gardens all over the Kashmir valley. In 1700 CE, a servant of a wealthy Kashmir merchant brought Mo-i Muqqadas (the hair of the Prophet), a relic of Muhammad, to the valley. The relic was housed in the Hazratbal Shrine on the banks of Dal Lake. [61]
Srinagar (English: / ˈ s r iː n ə ɡ ər / ⓘ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [siriːnagar]) is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is the largest city and summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an Indian-administered union territory.
Nishat is famous for the Nishat Gardens (Nishat Bagh). And is a very popular tourist destination. The Nishat Bagh is a 12 terraced garden located near Srinagar's famous Dal Lake. It is the second-largest Mughal garden in Kashmir after Shalimar Bagh. Nishat Bagh was designed and built in 1633 by Asif Khan, the elder brother of Nur Jehan. [3]