Open AccessAncient parks and gardens of Northern and Eastern India
Author(s) -
S. Y. Kazarova,
G. A. Novitskaya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of native and alien plant studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2707-3114
DOI - 10.37555/2707-3114.1.2021.247560
Subject(s) - geography , archaeology , bengal , ancient city , ancient history , west bengal , history , socioeconomics , bay , sociology
The 30 ancient gardens of Northern India were studied: 9 palace gardens, 13 memorial gardens (at tombs), 8 gardens of “royal rest”, and 2 ancient botanical gardens of West Bengal (East India) for 11 years (from 2008 to 2019). Brief information is given for each object: the year of the garden' s foundation, the size, historical objects on the territory of the park (garden), the presence of old-age trees and some tree species is noted; inaccessible and / or rarely visited ancient gardens are described in more detail (Mughal Gardens in Delhi, Yadavindra Gardens in Pinjor and others). A full description of the ancient gardens (parks) of India is given in the publications of the authors, a list of which is given.