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Taj Mahal Garden
Garden of Taj Mahal
The Persian style garden
The lush green garden expands from the
main gateway to the plinth, over which
stands the tomb. The garden in essense
is based on symmetry and geometrical
measurements.
The Persian style garden has a close
link with paradise, since Quran
describes paradise as a beautiful
garden.
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Water garden
Through the centre of the garden runs
the two marble canals with fountains
and lined with cypress trees (symbolising
death).
This divides the garden into four
equal squares(Islam considers four to
be a holy number), evoking the image
of Islamic paradise that has rivers of
water, milk, wine and honey flow. The
stone paved pathways further
subdivides each flower bed into 4,
making total of 16 flower beds.
The mausoleum, unlike most mughal
mausoleums, stands majestically at the
north end just above the river and not
at the central location. At the centre
of the garden, in the mid of the tomb
and the gateway, is a raised marble
lotus shaped tank with a cusped and
trefoiled border.
The tank has been arranged to provide
a clear view of Taj in its water from
any point in the garden. The view
looks amazing with the reflection of
Taj amidst the green cyprus trees .
Water devices and irrigation mechanism
Water in the canals was drawn from the
river using purs, a system of drawing
water manually from river using bucket
and ropes. For irrigation the water
from the overflowing canals was used.
The north-south canals had its water
inlet through fountains and east-west
canal had its water inlet through an
interconnection with north-south canal
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