Shalimar Gardens (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Shalimar Gardens (Jammu and Kashmir)
The Shalimar Gardens (Hindi: शालीमार बाग़, Urdu: شالیمار باغ) is an example of Mughal gardens built by the Mughal emperor, Jahangir, in the lake city of Srinagar, India. It was built specially for his beloved and talented wife, "Mehrunissa", titled Nur Jahan.
Architecture
The gardens comprise four terraces, containing a canal supplied with water from the Harwan gardens nearby. [ [http://jammukashmir.nic.in/tourism/kashmir/shalimar.htm The Official Website of Jammu & Kashmir Government, India: Shalimar Garden] ] The top garden, unseen from below, was reserved for the ladies of the court. [ [http://www.kashmir-tourism.net/jammu-kashmir/kashmir-gardens.html Jammu and Kashmir Tourism: Shalimar Garden] ] The garden is considered to be very beautiful during the Autumn and Spring seasons due to the colour change in leaves and the blooming of flowers.
The gardens were the inspiration for other gardens of the same name, notably the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan.
Upon completion of the gardens, the emperor is said to have recited the famous Persian expression: cquote|If there is a paradise on earth, it is this, it is this, it is this.
References
See also
* Gardens in India
* Indo-Islamic Architecture
* Taj Mahal
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