(SHALMAR GARDEN)
Complete in 1641, the Shalimar Garden were the possession of a noble, Pakistani family,
a governance not difficult to guess at all, considering the magnificence
of this beautiful site. The gardens are laid out over three descending,
successive terraces carrying the poetic names of Bestower of Pleasure
, Bestower of Goodness and Bestower of Life, each rising four to five
meters above the other. Despite the ravishing flowers and lush fruit trees,
the flora isn’t the best attraction of these gardens, as the misleading name
might suggest. In fact, most striking are the large pools placed in the
middle of the terraces, which receive water from hundreds of fountains
(410 in total across the three terraces). The quaint pavilions, porticoed audience
halls and marble basins found along the edges of the pools complete a peaceful,
dream-like and refreshing corner in the city of Lahore.
...ADRESS,,, Shalimar Gardens, G. T. Rd, Lahore, Pakistan
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