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Mughal Gardens are 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.
The Mughal gardens of present-day India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, are derived from Islamic gardens with nomadic Turkish-Mongolian influences such as tents, carpets and canopies. Mughal symbols, numerology and zodiacal references were often juxtaposed with Quranic references, while the geometric design was often more rigidly formal.
Mughal tombs are a set of tombs built by various ruling in Mughal Emperors. All of them have marked influence from Iranian Timurid forms. The Mughal dynasty was established after the victory of Babur at Panipat in 1526. During his five-year reign, Babur took considerable interest in erecting buildings, though few have survived.
The garden is a Persian garden, where pathways and canals divide the garden to represent the Islamic ideal of paradise, an abundant garden through which rivers flow.The Aram Bagh provides an example of a variant of the charbagh in which water cascades down three terraces in a sequence of cascades.
Decorated arch of the Tomb of Nithar Nithar's tomb interior. The four sandstone mausoleums within this walled garden, present an exquisite example of Mughal architecture.The design of its main entrance, the surrounding gardens, and the three-tier tomb of Shah Begum, who died in 1604, has been attributed to Aqa Reza, Jahangir’s principal court artist.
Mughal gardens (3 C, 3 P) Mughal gates (10 P) M. ... Pages in category "Buildings and structures of the Mughal Empire" The following 20 pages are in this category ...
Charbagh at Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, India. Several of the first Mughal charbagh gardens of monumental scale belonged to imperial mausoleums, such as the Bagh-e Babur at Babur's Tomb, in Kabul, Afghanistan (honoring the first Mughal emperor, Babur); [5] the charbagh at Humayun's Tomb in Delhi, India (honoring Humayun, son of Babur); and the charbagh at the Tomb of Jahangir (honoring the fourth ...
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 ...