Ideal Duration: 2-3 hours
Open Time: Throughout the year
Nearest Airport: Srinagar
Nearest Railway Station: Udhampur, Jammu Tawi
Nishat Bagh is a terraced Mughal garden with lavish fountains. Nishat Bagh garden ascends from the shore of Lake Dal towards the Himalayan peaks which form a backdrop to the garden.
It was used as a pleasure garden by the Mughals and became popular with the British in the nineteenth century - and they were probably responsible for converting the planting design to an English public park style with lawns and bedding plants.
Susan Jellicoe wrote that 'Although lacking the nobility of Shalimar, it is splendid in a rather showy way and is perhaps the best demonstration of Mughal skill in choosing and exploiting a site.
See the chart of Asian garden design styles. The transverse axes are less emphasized than the longitudinal axis but it is a Char Bagh garden.
See note on the evolution of the Char Bagh four square garden 500BC to 1600AD.
Lovely flowers and lush green plants make the place charming and perfect place to visit with family. It is on the east side of Dal lake and one of the best flower Gardens in Srinagar.
Weekly Close Days: Friday
Summer 09:00 AM - 07:00 PM, Last Entry: 06:30 PM
For All: INR 10 (General Visitor)
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