Iran is the home of one of the world's oldest continuous major civilization with historical and urban settlements dating back to 4000 B.C. The Medes unified Iran as a nation and became an empire in 625 B.C. The Achaemenid Empire (550-330 B.C) was the first Iranian empire to rule Middle East and central Asia. Darius I (521-485 B.C) built a [...]
These gardens are of formal style, orderly, symmetrically planned and accommodated in rectangular or square plots. Babar, the founder of Mogul dynasty in India, came from Samarkand. His forefathers i.e., Timur Leng had long association with Persia. Therefore, the gardening style of Mogul was an extended plan of basic form of 'Char Bagh' design of paradise garden of Persia. The [...]
This article throws light upon the top six types of gardens in Italy. The types are: 1. Roman Gardens 2. Medieval and Early Humanist Gardens 3. Tuscan Gardens, 4. Roman Renaissance Gardens 5. Gardens of Marche and Veneto 6. Gardens of Northern Italy. Type # 1. Roman Garden: The Greek culture and gardens spread in Mediterranean and far beyond area [...]