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Shalimar Gardens
Shalimar or Shalamar refers to three historic royal 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 Shalimar may also refer to: South Asia * Shalimar Garden, Ghaziabad, an area in Ghaziabad * Shalimar, Lahore, one of the constituent towns of Lahore, Pakistan ** Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences *** Shalamar Hospital *** Shalamar Medical and Dental College * Shalimar railway station, serving Howrah and Kolkata * Shalimar Express, train between Delhi and Jammu Tawi, India * Shalimar Express (Pakistan), train between Karachi and Lahore Other places * Shalimar, alternative name of Shadmehr, a small city in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran * Shalimar, Florida, a town in the United States Music * Shalamar, a soul-R&B group * "Kashmiri Song" (1902), also known by its first line "Pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar
Shalimar Bagh is a Mughal garden in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, linked through a channel to the northeast of Dal Lake. It is also known as Shalimar Gardens, Farah Baksh, and Faiz Baksh. The other famous shoreline garden in the vicinity is Nishat Bagh, 'The Garden of Delight'. The Bagh was built by Mughal Emperor Jahangir, for his wife Nur Jahan, in 1619. The Bagh is considered the high point of Mughal horticulture. It is now a public park and also referred to as the "Crown of Srinagar". History Shalimar Bagh was built by Mughal Emperor Jahangir for his wife Nur Jahan, in 1619. He had this garden made to please his queen. He enlarged the ancient garden in 1619 into a royal garden and called it 'Farah Baksh' ('the delightful'). In 1630, under Emperor Shah Jahan’s orders, Zafar Khan the governor of Kashmir extended it. He named it ‘Faiz Baksh’ ('the bountiful'). It then became a pleasure place for the Sikh governors of the province. During the rule of Mahar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
