Observations on the Orientation of Some Mughal Gardens

PHILICA, Article number 455.

12 Pages Posted: 10 Mar 2016

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Amelia Carolina Sparavigna

Polytechnic University of Turin - Department of Applied Science and Technology

Date Written: January 13, 2015

Abstract

The Mughal gardens are a typical form of landscape architecture developed by the Mughal Dynasty. These gardens had a style heavily influenced by the Persian gardens of charbagh structure, with a use of rectilinear layouts within walled enclosures. Here we propose some observations on the typical layout of these gardens and on the orientations and alignments of a few of them.

Keywords: Landscape Architecture, Solar Orientation, Solstices, Urban Planning, Satellite Images, Google Earth.

Suggested Citation

Sparavigna, Amelia Carolina, Observations on the Orientation of Some Mughal Gardens (January 13, 2015). PHILICA, Article number 455., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2745160

Amelia Carolina Sparavigna (Contact Author)

Polytechnic University of Turin - Department of Applied Science and Technology ( email )

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