Pictures of Wah Garden

Above pictures courtesy of Trope http://pictorialmatters.blogopot-com/2005/08/mughal-gardens-wah.html

Credits:
Wah Gardens
Azra Hameed, Aga Khan Visual Archive, MIT
Exterior view of lower terrace showing tree-lined path 1980
Bagh-I-Hasanabdal, Bagh-I-Bahish A'in, Gulistan-I-Irum
Client: Shah Jahan Built: 1639 Style/Period Mughal









Photographer Azra Hameed, Aga Khan Visual Archive, MIT
Exterior detail of ruins and dried up pool foundation, showing chadar (sloping surface) 1980

Unfortunately, just like in many other developing countries; environmetal pollution, overpopulation and unplanned development has changed the face of Wah and its surroundings.
The Wah Garden is located about 2 kilometers east of Hasanabdal beside the Grand Trunk Road. It was not initially a formally planned garden, but was used as a transit camp by Mughal emperors. It was developed over the years, cultivated by the successive emperors who used it. The garden now contains all the features of a traditional Mughal garden. It is famous for its beautiful ponds, reflecting pools, water channels, cascades and fountains built during the reign of Shah Jahan. A large water tank to the eastern end supplies its three water channels that run parallel to the length of the garden. Fifteen fountains flow from the central water channel.
The garden also contains a baradari, or detached pavilion. The interior walls of the baradari were originally embellished with stucco traceries depicting fruits, vases, foliage and trees, of which remains can still be seen. Seven watchtowers were discovered along the perimeter wall, and a hammam, or bath, is attached to the southern wing of the baradari. The gardens fell into disarray during the Durrani and the Sikh periods. During the British period, the garden was handed over to Muhammed Hayat Khan of Wah, to prevent further deterioration. After 1976, the government took over the gardens for archeological study.
Source:http://www.tourism.gov.pk/historical_sites.html