Type Cultural Reference 1372 UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription 2011 | Criteria i, ii, iii, iv, vi UNESCO region Asia and Australasia | |
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Address Kerman Province, Mahan, Prince Garden, Iran Hours Open today · 8AM–10PMIslamic Republic Day might affect these hoursSaturday(Islamic Republic Day)8AM–10PMHours might differSunday8AM–10PMMonday8AM–10PMTuesday8AM–10PMWednesday8AM–10PMThursday8AM–10PMFriday8AM–10PMSuggest an edit Similar Ganjali Khan Complex, Rayen Castle, Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine, Fin Garden, Arg e Bam | ||
Iran kerman mahan shazdeh garden part 28
Shazdeh Garden (Persian: باغ شازده Bāgh-e Shāzdeh) meaning Prince’s Garden is a historical Persian garden located near (6 km away from) Mahan in Kerman province, Iran.
The garden is 5.5 hectares with a rectangular shape and a wall around it. It consists of an entrance structure and gate at the lower end and a two-floor residential structure at the upper end. The distance between these two is ornamented with water fountains that are engined by the natural incline of the land. The garden is a fine example of Persian gardens that take advantage of suitable natural climate.
A garden was built originally for Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar Sardari Iravani ca. 1850 on this site, and was entirely remodeled and extended ca. 1870 by Abdolhamid Mirza Naserodolleh during the eleven years of his governorship in the Qajar dynasty. The current visible structure dates almost entirely to this second period, and is formally related to similar gardens designed by NaseroDolleh himself in Tehran. (Bagh Chal in Niavaran) The construction was left unfinished, due to the death of Abdolhamid Mirza in the early 1890s.