Back حدائق شاليمار Arabic Şalimar bağları Azerbaijani Сады Шалімара Byelorussian শালিমার উদ্যান, লাহোর Bengali/Bangla Jardins de Shalimar Catalan Šalimarovy zahrady Czech Shalimar-Gärten in Lahore German Ĝardenoj de Ŝalimar Esperanto Jardines de Shalimar Spanish Shalimar lorategiak Basque
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Location | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Part of | Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore |
| Reference | 171-002 |
| Inscription | 1981 (5th Session) |
| Coordinates | 31°35′09″N 74°22′55″E / 31.58583°N 74.38194°E |
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The Shalamar Gardens (Punjabi: شالمار باغ, romanized: Śālamār Bāġ) or Shalimar Gardens (Urdu: شالیمار باغات, romanized: Śālīmār Bāġāt) are a Mughal garden complex besides Baghbanpura, located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The gardens date from the period when the Mughal Empire was at its artistic and aesthetic zenith,[1] and are now one of Pakistan's most popular tourist destinations.
The Shalamar Gardens were laid out as a Persian paradise garden intended to create a representation of an earthly utopia in which humans co-exist in perfect harmony with all elements of nature.[2] Construction of the gardens began in 1641 during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan,[2] and was completed in 1642.[3] In 1981 the Shalamar Gardens were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as they embody Mughal garden design at the apogee of its development.[1]
- ^ a b "Fort and Shalimar Gardens in Lahore". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ a b REHMAN, A. (2009). "Changing Concepts of Garden Design in Lahore from Mughal to Contemporary Times". Garden History. 37 (2): 205–217. JSTOR 27821596.
- ^ Shalamar Gardens Gardens of the Mughal Empire. Retrieved 20 June 2012