Shalimar Bagh
“bagh” Sanskrit for garden Shah Jahan, patronAli Mardan Khan, designer1627-58Lahore, Mughal Empire
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Mughal Family Tree
Shah Jahan at his court
Shah Jahan in his bagh
aerial view
Satellite view
MAP
main entrance
Throne
August-September
Privy Council Chamber
Public Audience Hall
LOWER TERRACE
WATER TERRACE (middle)
ZENANA TERRACE (highest)
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Queen’s Dream Palace
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Public Audience Hall
entrance
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Lower Terrace
Views
Shah’s view of Lower Terrace
Throne area
Throne area
Throne
Terrace
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The pavilion of the sixth terrace
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Open pavilion
Detail of marble
White marble chadar (water chute)
fountains
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Terraces
Muhummad at Salsabil
Shah Abbas’ Paradise carpet vs. Shalimar Bagh’s plan
Planning of a Garden
Mughal ideal representation of the of paradise.
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Lotus Fountain
Vegetation
Plan of a Paradise Garden
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Taj Mahal 1632-54
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Taj Mahal 1632-54
Stamp
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