Type: Monument - Garden
Province: Punjab
District: Lahore
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: These Mughal gardens were once located in the area of Fatehgarh, 3.2 km south east of Shalimar. The gardens are no longer extant as a whole and only piece of them survive which can be seen incorporated in the various houses and other structures of the present-day locality of Fatehgarh. There were two important gardens in the area. The first and bigger garden, measuring 268 by 271 m was built either during Jahangirs or Shah Jahans reign. The garden was square in plan with a square extension of 42.6 m on the eastern side. It was enclosed by a 3.6 m high boundary wall having four octagonal corner bastions. Portions of the wall and one of the corner bastions still survive while most of the rest has been lost to land appropriation over time. The wall was strengthened with half octagonal bastions at regular intervals. The main entrance was situated in the middle of the western wall. The main distinguishing feature of this elegant gateway was semi hexagonal chajjas a little below the parapet wall, one each on either side. Until a few years ago, traces of a Baradari were reported to be extant but they are no longer to be found. The second, smaller garden measuring 59.1 by 55 m, is reported to have been built by Dara Shaikoh. The double storied gateway was located on the south side. An impressive Baradari exist in the middle of the garden surrounded on three sides by a pool. The soffit of the main entrance archway and Baradari was painted with delicate fresco paintings in floral and geometric designs. A large well outside the northern wall provided water, which was brought through a conduit built in the wall. Portions of the gateway of one of these gardens still exist, incorporated into the walls of one of the houses in the area.
Latitude: 31.572183896
Longitude: 74.402824602
Ownership: Government of Punjab
Legal Status: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985
Title of Publication: Fatehgarh Gardens that is no more
Published In: http://aliusmanbaig.blogspot.com/2018/08/fatehgarh-garden-that-is-no-more.html
Year of Publication: 2021 (Retrieved)
Bibliography/Reference: Baig, A.U.
