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Pradeep Kumar

12/02/21 08:15 AM IST

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Mughal Garden of Rashtrapati Bhavan will be opened for public viewing from 13 February 2021 (Saturday) to 21 March 2021

Mughal Garden
  • The Mughal gardens of Delhi are located in Rashtrapati Bhavan, which is the residence of the President of India. As a visitor to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
  • The entire make of the Gardens is said to have been inspired by the Mughal Garden of Kashmir and Agra. There are also indications of the architecture being inspired from choicest Persian Paintings. 
  • Sir Edwin Lutyens, credited with the designing of most of the Indian capital, was the chief architect supervising the project of the Mughal Gardens. He designed the positioning of the plantations of the Mughal Gardens in 1917.
  • By 1929, all plantings in the garden were done perfectly.
Highlights
  • Plant Varieties - 60 to 101 types of bougainvillaeas are grown in the gardens which span over a vast 15 acres. Even the grass that shadows all the plant species present at the Mughal gardens are a particular type of doob grass that is grown extensively in Calcutta and its surrounding regions. Documents point toward the fact that the grass planted in these gardens was initially being brought from Calcutta itself.
  • Unique Trees - There are over 50 different shrubs, vines and trees spread all over the impressive Mughal Gardens of Delhi. Some of the most attractive and exotic trees located in the place include Moulsiri tree, flower-bearing torch tree, and Golden rain tree. 
  • Bird's Eye View - The real beauty of the gardens is apparent only from the first story of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, where tourists can witness the three-storied style of the garden in depth. The first is a rectangular garden, followed by a long and circular structure. Each of these structures has a unique collection of plants, trees and herbs that visitors can enjoy a view of. 
Source: PIB

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