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Gardens of Paradise: The History and Design of the Great Islamic Gardens

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جنان الفردوس: تاريخ البساتين الإسلامية الكبرى وتصميمها

A book by John Brookes (London, 1987) following the Islamic garden from its idea and origins through al-Andalus, Persia, Mughal India, North Africa, Egypt and the Ottomans, closing with water, plants and the garden's future 1.

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Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
Global / Diaspora

In time

1970198019902000
The Contemporary Era · The Modern Era

ArchitectureWater and animalsAgriculture and botany

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Mentions
Chaharbagh (four-part garden)· Chadar (textured water chute)· Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar· Taj Mahal· Humayun's Tomb

People and things also explored

Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar· Srinagar· Iranian Influence on Medieval Indian Architecture· Chaharbagh (four-part garden)· Achabal garden, Kashmir· Bagh-i Vafa, Kabul· Chashma Shahi, Srinagar· Nishat Bagh, Srinagar

Sources

  1. John Brookes, Gardens of Paradise: The History and Design of the Great Islamic Gardens (London, 1987) , contents
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