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Shazdeh Garden

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162006_sv.jpg

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1.25 MB

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JPEG

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3a9803bceff4232ebb2c8b68dec3845c

Creator(s)
Persian, Islamic
Time period
creation date: 19th century
Location
Site: Mahan (Iran)
Cultural context
Persian
Islamic
Description
"Located at the foot of Mount Jupar this garden is named for a prince who is no longer remembered. From a high point marked by a large pavilion, a central watercourse flows down terraced pools lined with plane trees to another pavilion that functions as an entrance portal."
interior, view from inside pavilion to garden and surrounding landscape, 1999
Work type
Garden
Pavilion (garden structure)
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Type
Image
Rights
(c) MIT Libraries, Aga Khan Visual Archive,photograph by Khosrow Bozorgi
Access rights
All rights reserved
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