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  2. Mughal garden - Wikipedia

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    A Mughal garden is a type of garden built by the Mughals. This style was influenced by the Persian gardens particularly the Charbagh structure, [ 1 ] which is intended to create a representation of an earthly utopia in which humans co-exist in perfect harmony with all elements of nature.

  3. Nishat Bagh - Wikipedia

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    Nishat Bagh is a terraced Mughal garden built on the eastern side of the Dal Lake, close to Srinagar in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the second largest Mughal garden in the Kashmir Valley. Nishat Bagh, is also located on the bank of the Dal Lake.

  4. Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar - Wikipedia

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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, located at the northeast of Dal Lake. It is also known as Shalimar Garden, Farah Baksh, and Faiz Baksh.

  5. Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal - Wikipedia

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    The favoured form of both Mughal garden pavilions and mausolea (seen as a funerary form of pavilion) was the hasht bihisht which translates from Persian as 'eight paradises'. These were a square or rectangular planned buildings with a central domed chamber surrounded by eight elements.

  6. Mughal architecture - Wikipedia

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    The Shalimar Gardens in Lahore are among the most famous Mughal gardens. Mughal gardens are gardens built by the Mughals in the Islamic style. This style was influenced by Persian gardens. They are built in the char bagh structure, which is a quadrilateral garden layout based on the four gardens of Paradise mentioned in the Qur'an. This style ...

  7. Tomb of Dai Anga - Wikipedia

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    The original garden was square in shape, and had measured 250 Guz on each side. [1] In 1671 C.E., the pleasure garden was repurposed into a tomb for the wet-nurse of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, and wife to Murad Khan, magistrate of Bikaner under the Emperor Jehangir. A new mausoleum was constructed in the centre of the garden, which over the ...

  8. Chauburji (Agra) - Wikipedia

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    Dating back to the Mughal period, the actual purpose of the building and its date of construction are debated by scholars. It is set within a garden on the banks of the Yamuna river, and a small mosque is situated to its west. The building has a square plan, with towers on each of its four corners.

  9. Hasht Bihisht (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    In the architecture of the Persianate Mughal Empire, hasht-behesht was the favorite plan for gardens and pavilions, as well as for mausolea (seen as a funerary form of pavilion). These were planned as square or rectangular buildings divided into nine sections, with a central domed chamber surrounded by eight elements.