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Persian garden layout puzzle

Also known as چهارباغ · Chahar Bagh

Persian garden layout puzzle: photograph by User: Sima Farshid
Photo: User: Sima Farshid, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Divide the courtyard into four quarters with channels, pools, trees and pavilions so water flows through every part and shade falls on seats in the right hours.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Iran.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia.

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