Module 15 : Sustainable Design
  Lecture 40 : Sustainable Design and Traditional Architecture, Northeast Region, Household Sustainable Design, Sustainable Kerala Architecture, Rajasthan Architecture, Persian Chahar Bag Garden Architecture (550 BC), Conclusion
 

Persian Chahar Bag Garden Architecture (550 BC)
Plate 9A Chahar Bag Garden, Persia 550 BC
9B Chahar Bag Design, Taj-Mahal
(Source : http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://reep.org.uk/resources/islamicgardens/images/2
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d=0CD0Q9QEwAg&dur=342; April 8, 2013)
Plate 9B : http://www.taj-mahal.net/augEng/textMM/gardensparadiseengN.htm; April 8, 2013)

The Paradise Garden is a form of garden, originally which was known as ‘paradise’ in Persia (550 BC). The four great rivers of Persia- Pishon, Gihon, Tigris and Euphrates play symbolic role in the overall design of the Paradise Garden. Chahar Bag (plate 9A- 9B0 is the extension of the original concept of The Paradise. It consist of the following basic design elements-

  • A raised platform to view it from
  • A pavilion provides more permanent shelter than the original tent,
  • Strictly aligned, formally arranged trees, especially the Chenartrees to provide shade
  • The perimeter is walled for privacy and security
  • Odor (scent) and fruit are important elements in this pairedeza or paradise, which realizes the symbol of eternal life, a tree with a spring issuing at its roots.