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They indicate how people of those times were Garden in Delhi. However, the Mughal gardens
aware of water-conservation. were exceptional in their design. Mughal gardens
Forts, Tombs and Gardens are known for their grandeur and for enjoyment
The Mughal emperors expressed their power and of nature. They were laid out according to some
grandeur through magnificent forts like the Agra architectural plan.
Fort and Red fort. They also beautified their
monuments by laying them down in the midst of
gardens called Chahar bagh, which meant that
the gardens were divided into four symmetrical
divisions, making them vast and spacious.
The tombs built by them with central towering
dome and tall gateway became a unique feature.
The first example of this was the Humayun’s
Tomb, and it reached its climax in the magnifi-
cent Taj Mahal. Mughal Gardens
During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
landscaped Mughal gardens were developed at
Agra, Delhi, Pinjore near Shimla, Srinagar
(Shalimar and Nishat) in Kashmir. Jahangir and
Nur Jahan popularised char-chinar trees in the
four corners of the garden. These trees were
obtained from Persia. They also introduced the
cypress and willow trees from China. Mughal
emperors had also scented rose and other bushes
in these gardens.
Humayun’s Tomb Engineering Skills and Construction
Gardens : Gardens in India had been laid out in We get an insight into the technology used for
ancient and early medieval period like at construction by seeing the monuments. For
Benaras or Varanasi. Later the Lodhi Sultans example, a roof can be made by placing wooden
also constructed tombs inside gardens like Lodhi beams or a slab of stone across four walls. But, if
we want to make a large room with an elaborate
superstructure, it will be a difficult task warranting
specialised skills.
Time Period Particulars of Construction
Between the Architects started adding more
seventh and rooms, doors and windows to
the tenth buildings. They continued making
centuries roofs, doors and windows by placing
a horizontal beam across two vertical
columns. This style of architecture is
called ‘trabeate’ or ‘corbelled’.
Lodi Gardens
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