Achabal Gardens
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Achabal Gardens
| Achabal Gardens | |
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| Location | Achabal, Anantnag district, India |
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| Region | Asia |
| Type | Mughal Gardens |
| History | |
| Builder | Nur Jahan |
| Founded | about 1620 |
| Cultures | Mughal Empire |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Rebuilt |
| Public access | Public garden |
Achabal Gardens, "the places of the princes", is a small Mughal garden located at the southeastern end of the Kashmir Valley in the town of Achabal, Anantnag district, India. Located near the Himalayan Mountains, the site may have been a Hindu sacred site known as "Akkshavala" previously.[1]
It was built about 1620 by Mughal Empire Emperor Jahangir's wife, Nur Jahan, called the "greatest garden lovers of them all." The garden was rebuilt on smaller scale by Gulab Singh and is now a public garden.[1]
A main feature of the garden is a waterfall that enters into a pool of water.[2]
References
- ^ a b Achabal Gardens. Archnet.org. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ Achabal Gardens. GardenVisit. 2008. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
Further reading
- Brookes, John. (1987). Gardens of Paradise: History and Design of the Great Islamic Gardens. London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson.
- Crowe, Sylvia; Haywood, S.; Jellicoe, S.; Patterson, G. (1972). The Gardens of Mughal India. London: Thames and Hudson.
- Petruccioli, Attilio. "Gardens and Religious Topography in Kashmir." Environmental Design. 1-2 (1991):64-73.
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