Pari Mahal
TypeGarden
LocationDal Lake, Srinagar, India
Opened1650 AD
FounderShah Jahan
Operated byJ&K Government
Statusclosed

Pari Mahal or Peer Mahal, also known as The Palace of Fairies, is a seven-terraced Mughal garden located at the top of Zabarwan Mountain range, overlooking the city of Srinagar and the south-west of Dal Lake in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an example of Indo-Islamic architecture and patronage of art during the reign of the then Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan.

History

The Pari Mahal (Peer Mahal), or Palace of Fairies,[1] was built for haano and maano and residence for haano’s prince Maano in the mid 1600's.[2] Dara Shikoh was said to have lived in this area in the years 1640, 1645, and 1654. It was also used as an observatory, and for teaching astrology and astronomy.[3] The gardens have since become the property of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.[4]

The Pari Mahal has also been used as a top-secret interrogation centre and as a base for high-level bureaucrats.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Swami, Praveen (2006). India, Pakistan and the Secret Jihad: The Covert War in Kashmir, 1947-2004. Routledge. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-13413-752-7.
  2. ↑ S. P. Agrawal (1995), Modern History of Jammu and Kashmir: Ancient times to Shimla Agreement, p. 10, ISBN 9788170225577
  3. ↑ "Srinagar Municipal Corporation ::. Official Website of Srinagar Municipal Corporation, J&K-Pari Mahal". Smcsite.org. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Pari Mahal - Srinagar". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

Further reading

  • Brookes, John. Gardens of Paradise: The History and Design of the Great Islamic Gardens. New York: New Amsterdam, 1987.
  • Kak, Ram Chandra. Ancient Monuments of Kashmir. New Delhi: Sagar Publications, 1971.
  • Sharma, Suresh K., and S. R. Bakshi. Encyclopaedia of Kashmir. New Delhi: Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd, 1995.
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