Pari Mahal

Pari Mahal or The Angels' Abode is a seven terraced garden positioned at the top of Zabarwan mountain range over-searching metropolis of Srinagar and south-west of Dal Lake. The structure depicts an instance of Islamic structure and patronage of artwork throughout the reign of the then Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. It is 5-minute force from Cheshmashahi, Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Pari Mahal was built via Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh in the mid-1600s. It served as a library and an abode for him. Dara Shikoh changed into said to have lived on this location within the years 1640, 1645, and 1654. It was further used as an observatory, useful for teaching astrology and astronomy.

The gardens have in view that grow to be the property of the Jammu and Kashmir authorities. The Pari Mahal has additionally been used as a pinnacle-secret interrogation center. Citadel is a kind of fortified structure built in the course of the Middle Ages by way of predominantly the nobility or royalty and by means of army orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word fortress, however usually bear in mind it to be the personal fortified house of a lord or noble. This is awesome from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fort, which was not continually a house for royalty or the Aristocracy; and from a fortified agreement, which changed into a public defence – though there are numerous similarities amongst these styles of production.