Shazdeh Garden
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
---|---|
Location | Kerman, Kerman Province, Iran |
Part of | The Persian Garden |
Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) |
Reference | 1372-006 |
Inscription | 2011 (35th Session) |
Area | 5.5 ha (0.021 sq mi) |
Buffer zone | 6,181.5 ha (23.867 sq mi) |
Coordinates | 30°1′25.98″N 57°16′55.53″E / 30.0238833°N 57.2820917°E |
Shazdeh Mahan Garden (Persian: باغ شازده ماهان Bāgh-e Shāzdeh Mahan) meaning the Prince`s Garden in Mahan is a historical Persian garden located near (6 km away from) Mahan in Kerman province, Iran.
The garden is 5.5 hectares[1] with a rectangular shape and a wall around it.
Spread over 5.5 hectares, Shazdeh Garden is rectangular in shape. It has an entrance and a gate at the lower end and a two-floor residential structure at the upper end. The distance between these two is lined by water fountains. In June 2011, Shazdeh Garden was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other Persian gardens.[2][full citation needed]
Gallery
- Shazdeh Garden, Mahan, Kerman
- Shazdeh Garden, Mahan, Kerman
- Shazdeh Garden, Mahan, Kerman
- Shazdeh Garden, Mahan, Kerman
- Shazdeh Garden, Mahan, Kerman
- Shazdeh Garden, Mahan, Kerman (msehome)
References
- ^ "Bam earthquake caused damage to Shazdeh Mahan garden". Voice of America News. February 1, 2004.
- ^ Shazdeh Garden
External links
Media related to Shazdeh Garden at Wikimedia Commons
- Tishineh
- Mahan Summer Residing Places, Kerman at irantouronline.com