The Shalimar Gardens Lahore. The upper terrace Bestower of Pleasure, the mid bstwr of Goodness, the lwr Bstwr of life.
The Shalimar Gardens Lahore. The gardens are 658 meters by 258 meters. The upper terrace named Farah Baksh meaning Bestower of Pleasure. The middle terrace named Faiz Baksh meaning Bestower of Goodness. The lower terrace named Hayat Baksh meaning Bestower of life. From the canal, rise 410 fountains, which discharge into wide marble fountains keep the place cool, temperature reach120o f. It is to the Mughal engineers that even today scientists are unable to fathom how the fountains were operated originally. They were built by Shah Jehan in 1641.
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Location: Shalimar Gdns, Lahore
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