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The gardens' design was influenced by the older Shalimar Gardens in Kashmir that were built by Shah Jahan's father, Emperor Jahangir. [7] Unlike the gardens in Kashmir which relied on naturally sloping landscapes, the waterworks in Lahore required extensive engineering to create artificial cascades and terraces.
Entrance channel to Shalimar Bagh from Dal Lake, 1864 view. The layout of the garden is an adaptation of another Islamic garden layout known as the Persian gardens.The garden was built on flat land on a square plan with four radiating arms from a central location as the water source.
Shalimar Bagh also known as Shalimar Garden is a Mughal garden located on the banks of Yamuna river in Delhi, India.It was named as Aizzabad Bagh when the garden was laid by Izz-un-Nissa wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1653 as a tribute and replica of Shalimar Bagh, Kashmir, laid by erstwhile Mughal emperor Jahangir in 1619, the Shalimar Bagh of Delhi is now abandoned but still houses ...
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
The Shalimar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan, are among the most famous of all Mughal-era gardens. 19th century photochrom of the Taj Mahal showing its gardens before they were levelled by the British to resemble formal English lawns. Mughal Gardens are a type of garden built by the Mughals.
Nishat Bagh Mughal Gardens Sunset at Nishat Bagh Mughal Gardens. Located on the bank of the Dal Lake, with the Zabarwan Mountains as its backdrop, Nishat Bagh is a garden with views of the lake beneath the Pir Panjal mountain range. The Bagh was designed and built in 1633 by Asif Khan, elder brother of Nur Jahan. [2] [3] [4]
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.
The Shalimar Gardens in Baghbanpura, Lahore. The Mian family is a historic family belonging to the Arain tribe of Punjab region. The family has made great contributions to the region and owned the land near Baghbanpura on which the Shalimar Gardens (Lahore) were built.