- Fin Garden
Fin Garden, or Bagh-e Fin, located in
Kashan ,Iran , is a historical Persian garden. It contains Kashan's Fin Bath, whereAmir Kabir , the Qajarid chancellor, was murdered by an assassin sent by King Nasereddin Shah in 1852.History
The origins of the garden may be anterior to the Safavid period, some sources indicate that the garden has been relocated from another place, but no clear picture of it has been foundcite web|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5177/|title=Bagh-e Fin (Fin Garden), Kashan|publisher=
Unesco tentative list|author= Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization|accessdate=2008-04-15] . The settlements of the garden in its present form was built under the reign ofAbbas I of Persia (1571-1629), as a traditional bagh near the village of Fin, located a few miles southwest ofKashan cite web|url=http://www.gardenvisit.com/garden/bagh-e_fin|title=Bagh-e Fin|publisher=gardenreview.com|accessdate=2008-04-16] . The garden has been developed further during theSafavid dynasty , untilAbbas II of Persia (1633-1666). It was highly recognized during the reign ofFat′h Ali Shah Qajar and has been considerably expanded. Then, the garden has been left in desuetude and damaged several times until 1935, when it was listed as a national property ofIran . On2007 ,8 September , Bagh-e Fin has been submitted to theUnesco 'sWorld Heritage List .tructure
The garden covers 2.3
hectare s with a main yard surrounded by ramparts with four circular towers. In keeping with many of the Persian gardens of this era, the Fin Garden employs a great many water features. These were fed from a spring on a hillside behind the garden, and the water pressure was such that a large number of circulating pools and fountains could be constructed without the need for mechanical pumps. The garden contains numerous cypress trees and combines architectural features of the Safavid, Zandiyeh and Qajar periods.References
External links
* [http://archnet.org/library/images/thumbnails.tcl?location_id=5826 Fin Garden at ArchNet]
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