Persian gardens

Eram Garden is a famous historic Persian garden in Shiraz, Iran

The tradition and style of garden design represented by Persian gardens or Iranian gardens (Persian: باغ ایرانی) is a style of "landscape" garden which emerged in the Achaemenid Empire. The paradise garden, an example of Persian garden, has influenced the design of gardens from Andalusia to India and beyond.[1][2] The gardens of the Alhambra show the influence of Persian garden philosophy and style in a Moorish palace scale, from the era of al-Andalus in Spain. Humayun's Tomb and the Taj Mahal have some of the largest Persian gardens in the world, from the era of the Mughal Empire in India.

  1. ^ "Was the Persian Garden at Pasargadae a model for the Garden of Eden?". About.com Education. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  2. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "The Persian Garden - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

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