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Mughal Gardens in India
Mughal Gardens in India shows the elegance of art and architectural skill and the Persian conventional architectural design.

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Mughal Gardens in IndiaMughal Gardens in India were built by the rulers of Mughal dynasty from 1526-1707. These gardens were built in Islamic architecture and Persian architecture. Some of the Mughal gardens in India are located in the north Indian states like Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi.

Humayun`s Tomb, Delhi
Humayun`s tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi. It is now conceptualized as the garden in Delhi.

Aram Bagh, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Aram Bagh is the oldest Mughal garden, built by the Mughal Emperor Babur in 1528. It is located about five kilometers northeast of the Taj Mahal in Agra.

Tomb of Safdarjung, Delhi
Safdarjung`s Tomb is a sandstone and marble mausoleum- garden in New Delhi.

Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Shalimar Bagh is a Mughal garden in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Shalimar Bagh was built by Mughal Emperor Jahangir for his wife Nur Jahan, in 1619. Shalimar Bagh is considered the excellent point of Mughal horticulture.

Pinjore Gardens, Haryana
Pinjore Gardens is located in Pinjore, Panchkula district of Haryana. It is an example of the Mughal Gardens style, and was built by the rulers of Patiala.

Khusro Bagh, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Mughal Gardens in IndiaKhusrau Bagh is a large walled garden and burial complex in Uttar Pradesh. Khusrau Bagh is situated over forty acres and shaped as a quadrangle. It includes the tombs of Shah Begum, Jahangir`s Rajput wife and the daughter of Maharaja Bhagwant Das and Khusrau Mirza`s mother; Khusrau Mirza, Jahangir`s eldest son and briefly heir apparent to the Mughal throne; and Nithar Begum, Khusrau Mirza`s sister and Jahangir`s daughter.

Qudsia Bagh, Delhi
Qudsia Bagh is an 18th-century garden complex and palace located in Old Delhi. Qudsia Bagh was constructed in 1748 for Qudsia Begum, the mother of Mughal emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur.

Achabal Gardens, Anantnag District, Jammu and Kashmir
Achabal Garden is one of the most important and splendid Mughal garden in Kashmir.

Pari Mahal, Jammu and Kashmir
Pari Mahal is a seven terraced garden located at the top of Zabarwan mountain range over-looking city of Srinagar and south-west of Dal Lake.

Chashme Shahi Gardens, Jammu and Kashmir
Chashme Shahi is one of the Mughal gardens built in 1632 by Shah Jahan.

Verinag, Jammu and Kashmir
Verinag is a garden in Jammu and Kashmir built by the local Mughal governor.

Roshanara Bagh, Delhi
Roshanara Garden is a garden built by Roshanara Begum, the second daughter of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

Mehtab Bagh, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Mehtab Bagh is a garden complex in Agra.

Nishat Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Nishat Bagh is a Mughal garden built on eastern side of the Dal Lake. It is the second largest Mughal garden in the Kashmir Valley.


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