Central tank, Shalimar Gardens Photo

Photographer’s Note

Three miles east of Lahore, on the Grand Trunk Road, are the famous Shalimar Gardens. Shalimar Gardens in Lahore were constructed at the command of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (1628-1658). Covering 80 acres, it was laid out on the plan of a garden in Srinagar (Kashmir), primarily to provide accommodation when the emperor was on tour in Lahore, and as a place of recreation for the royal family. The gardens were completed in 1642 and measure 658 meters north to south and 258 meters east to west.

Seen here is the central tank with the marble platform in the middle along with pathways used to access it. Also seen in the distance are the great marble cascade, the Aiwan (grand hall), and the pavillion built by Ranjit Singh.

nethrafotos, gul791, ramesh_lalwani, pranab, pierrefonds has marked this note useful

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nethrafotos (376) 2006-01-04 19:55

Welcome to TE! Very good note.

It is very unfortunate that India and Pakistan were partitioned. Same people and same culture across the border. Hopefully, the two become one country, one day.

Imam

ramesh_lalwani (3209) 2006-04-13 2:46

Hi Raza
This reminds me of Shalimar Garden in srinagar.Nice image. surprisingly no crowd.TFS
Ramesh

pranab (5354) 2006-04-22 15:11

raza,
it amazes me everytime i look through your gallery that the influence of mughal architecture is so similar(of course it was not divided by political and religious border then)!
good pov and great amount of detail, nice color even though the sky was not helpful.

pierrefonds (27438) 2006-04-27 19:14

Hi Raza,

A good POV of the central tank of the Shalimar Garden, the photo has a good composition and nice colors.

Pierre

Angshu (34841) 2006-05-04 4:21

I like the horizontal partition between water & the building. The contrast is low IMO, but you've brought out the architecture well Raza
Regards
Angshu