Everything about Charbagh totally explained
Charbagh (
Persian چهارباغ) is a
Persian-style garden layout. The quadrilateral garden is divided by walkways into four smaller parts. In Persian, "
Chār" means 'four' and "
bāgh" means 'garden'. The
Chahrbagh-e Addbasi in
Isfahan built by
Shah Abbas the Great in (1596), along with the garden of the
Taj Mahal are the most famous examples of this style. In the Charbagh at the Taj Mahal, each of the four parts contains sixteen flower beds.
Chahrbagh originated from the time of
Achaemenid Persia. Greek historians, such as
Herodotus and
Xenophon, give extensive accounts of
Cyrus the Great's palatial city of
Pasargadae and his four-gardens.
In India, the
Taj Mahal was built by
Mughal Emperor
Shah Jahan, aka
Shahjahan, as a tomb for his favorite wife. It is located in
Agra, India.
Unlike most such tombs, the
mausoleum isn't located in the center of the garden, but on its northern end. The garden features Italian
cypress trees (
Cupressus sempervirens). The cypress trees symbolize death. Fruit trees in the garden symbolize life. The garden attracts many birds, which are considered one of the features of the garden.
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