Shalimar Bagh was a Mughal garden commissioned by Shah Jahan and designed by Ali Mardan Khan between 1627-1658 in Lahore, Pakistan. The garden was organized into three terraces - the Lower Terrace closest to the entrance, the middle Water Terrace, and the highest Zenana Terrace, and it featured fountains, canals and vegetation laid out to represent the Mughal ideal of paradise on earth.

1. Shalimar Bagh “bagh” Sanskrit for garden Shah Jahan, patron Ali Mardan Khan, designer 1627-58 Lahore, Mughal Empire

2. Mughal Empire Map Lahore

3. Mughal Family Tree

4. Shah Jahan at his court

5. Shah Jahan in his bagh

6. Satellite view aerial view

7. MAP main entrance Throne August-September Privy Council Chamber Public Audience Hall Queen’s Dream Palace LOWER TERRACE WATER TERRACE (middle) ZENANA TERRACE (highest) N

8. Public Audience Hall

9. entrance

11. Lower Terrace

12. Shah’s view of Lower Terrace Views

13. Throne area

14. Throne area

15. Throne

16. Terrace

17. The pavilion of the sixth terrace

18. Open pavilion

19. White marble chadar (water chute) Detail of marble

20. fountains

21. Terraces

22. Muhummad at Salsabil

23. Shah Abbas’ Paradise carpet vs. Shalimar Bagh’s plan

24. Planning of a Garden

25. Mughal ideal representation of the of paradise.

26. Lotus Fountain

27. Vegetation

28. Plan of a Paradise Garden

29. Taj Mahal 1632-54

30. Taj Mahal 1632-54

31. Stamp