Incredible India: Mughal Gardens, Jammu & Kashmir

Mughal Gardens, Jammu & Kashmir, North India. Many Mughal emperors created elaborate gardens, especially in Kashmir, following the basic conceptual model of Persian gardens. These gardens contained a central high-altitude water pool, running water, fountains, pools, trees, flowers, grass, etc. The two prominent Mughal gardens of Kashmir – Shalimar Bagh & Nishat Bagh were constructed in the first half of Seventeenth Century. They were built as terraced gardens and encompassed an enormous area adjoining the beautiful Dal lake. More…

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