Harmony in Stone and Song
July 4, 2023
National Geography
Geography
Akbar III 1948-2012
Harmony in Stone  and Song
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DESCRIPTION

Harmony in stone and song . In Pakistan's Shalimar Gardens, built at Lahore by Shah Jahan about 1640.Tahira Sayyad accompanies herself on a sister in a ghazal, the classical Persian love lyric adored by the Moghuls. Here is the epitome of the Moghul passion for gardens fountain-stirred water thumbing from terrace to terrace into pools arranged geometrically among flowers and fruit trees. Scalloped arches and white marble are both hallmarks of Shah Jahan's era.

 

This is stated on 'National Geographic The 1980s' .May 1983-August 1986 of this CD-ROM.