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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]
Shalimar Bagh metro station; Shalimar Gardens, Lahore, Pakistan This page was last edited on 22 December 2024, at 21:06 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
The town is named after the Shalimar Gardens, built by Emperor Shah Jahan 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.
Gol Bagh was the largest recorded garden of the Indian subcontinent, [12] encompassing the town of Lahore with a five-mile belt of greenery; [13] it existed until as late as 1947. [13] The initiator of the Mughal gardens in India was Zaheeruddin Babur who had witnessed the beauty of Timurid gardens in Central Asia during his early days.
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
Following is the list of cultural heritage sites in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] ... Anguri Bagh: Garden opposite Shalimar Gardens, Baghbanpura [2] Lahore:
Baghbanpura (Urdu: باغبان پورہ) is a town and Union Council of Shalimar tehsil, Lahore District, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] It is located along the Grand Trunk Road some 5 kilometres northeast of the main Lahore city.
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.