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Description: | View taken along the tree-lined canal towards the Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar from the 'Album of Indian Views' taken by Samuel Bourne in 1864. Shalimar Bagh was built by Jahangir (r.1605-27) for his wife Noor Jahan in 1616. One of the few surviving Mughal gardens, it was based on the Persian charbagh plan. This garden is secluded, reached by a tree-lined canal. It is divided into three parts- the public part, the private garden for the Emperor and the zenana-laid out in ascending terraces. The entire garden is divided by a wide stream that comes from the mountains and runs the entire length of the garden, surrounded by fountains and water chutes. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Canals Cartography And Topography Transport Infrastructure Science And Technology | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Bourne, Samuel | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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