The tradition and style of garden design represented by Persian gardens or Iranian gardens (Persian: باغ ایرانی) is a style of "landscape" garden which emerged in the Achaemenid Empire. Humayun's Tomb and the Taj Mahal have some of the largest Persian gardens in the world, from the era of the Mughal Empire in India.

Persians are the first nation to have built extensive paradise gardens; in fact the word “Paradise” is derived from the Old Persian pairidaeza (enclosed garden– Modern Persian Ferdows.) The oldest documented garden was built by the Iranian king, Cyrus the …

2020年2月1日 · The history of Persian gardens goes back to a few millennia before the emergence of Islam in Iran (Persia). Designs of Persian gardens have influenced and are used extensively in the gardens of Al-Andalus in Spain, Humayun’s Tomb and the Taj Mahal in India, and many gardens in the United States and other countries around the globe.

2024年5月5日 · Persian Gardens are famous for their unique architecture, some of which date back thousands of years. They are built based on the four elements of Zoroastrianism: sky, …

2019年10月8日 · Pasargadae, the ancient Persian capital city, is the earliest example of Persian garden design known in human civilization as chahar bagh or 4-fold garden design. Bagh-e-Eram, or Garden...

Persian gardens represent a pinnacle of landscape design, characterized by their symmetry, use of water, and harmonious integration with architecture. These gardens have served as symbols of paradise, power, and cultural sophistication throughout Persian history.

This paper seeks to explore Persian gardens in terms of their geometric structure, irrigation system, network construction and pavilions alongside design qualities such as hierarchy, symmetry, centrality, rhythm and harmony.

2024年7月5日 · Explore the rich history and symbolism of Persian Gardens and Landscape Design, revealing their architectural integration, modern relevance, and vibrant regional variations.

Visitors to Iran can explore several Persian Gardens inscribed by UNESCO World Heritage, including the Pasargadae in Marvdasht Fars, Eram in Shiraz, Chehelston in Isfahan, Fin in Kashan, Abbasabad in Tehran, Shazdeh Garden in Mahan Kerman, Dolatabad in Yazd, Pahlavanpur in Mehriz Yazd, and Akbarieh in Birjand.

2018年4月4日 · Cyrus the Great was the first to introduce Persian Gardens. Built in his imperial capital, Pasargadae in 600 BC, the gardens were a symbiosis of Iranian (Medo-Persian), Assirian and Babylonian aesthetics. Today, the gardens have vanished just the same way as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon have disappeared.