Fin Garden

Coordinates: 33°56′47″N 51°22′21″E / 33.9463772°N 51.3725853°E / 33.9463772; 51.3725853
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Bagh-e Fin
The Persian Garden
CriteriaCultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Reference1372-004
Inscription2011 (35th Session)
Area7.6 ha (0.029 sq mi)
Buffer zone173.4 ha (0.670 sq mi)
Coordinates33°56′47″N 51°22′21″E / 33.9463772°N 51.3725853°E / 33.9463772; 51.3725853
Drawing by Pascal Coste

Fin Garden (

Nasereddin Shah in 1852. Completed in 1590, the Fin Garden is the oldest extant garden in Iran.[1]

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 found.[2]

The settlements of the garden in its present form was built under the reign of

bagh near the village of Fin, located a few kilometres southwest of Kashan.[3]

The garden subsequently suffered from neglect and was damaged several times until, in 1935, it was listed as a national property of Iran.[2] On 2007, 8 September, Bagh-e Fin was submitted to the UNESCO's Tentative List.[2]

Unesco declared the garden a World Heritage Site on July 18, 2012.

Structure

The garden covers 2.3 hectares 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.[3]

  • Kushak, part of the Bagh-e Fin Garden in Kashan
    Kushak, part of the Bagh-e Fin Garden in Kashan
  • The Kushak is located in the central part of the garden.
    The Kushak is located in the central part of the garden.
  • Detail of the ceiling of the Kushak.
    Detail of the ceiling of the Kushak.

References

  1. ^ "The world's 50 most beautiful gardens: Asia, Africa, Australasia, and the Americas".
  2. ^
    Unesco
    tentative list. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  3. ^ a b "Bagh-e Fin". gardenreview.com. Retrieved 2008-04-16.