Question: The Taj garden of Agra (Tajmahal) is the typical example of:
Options:
Italian Style of gardening
Japanese Style of gardening
Hindu (Indian) Style of gardening
Mughal Style of gardening
🛑Other Options Explanations:
-Option A: Italian Style of gardening: Italian gardens are characterized by terraces, sculptures, and manicured hedges, often built on sloping terrain.
-Option B: Japanese Style of gardening: Japanese gardens focus on creating a miniature, idealized landscape using elements like rocks, moss, and carefully pruned trees, often with a sense of tranquility and Zen.
🔑Key point-
Types of Gardening Styles
✏️Formal Style:
-Plan: Symmetrical.
-Examples: Mughal Gardens, Persian Gardens, Pinjore Garden.
✏️Main Features:
-Terraces: Elevated garden spaces.
-Running Water: Often in the form of fountains, canals, or ponds (considered the "life of the garden").
-Baradari: Pavilion or open-sided structure.
-High Protective Wall: Surrounds the garden for privacy.
-Terminal Building: A building or structure at the end of the garden.
✏️Informal Style:
-Plan: Asymmetrical.
✏️Characteristics:
-Reflects a naturalistic effect, representing the beauty of nature.
-More relaxed, less structured.
-Examples: Japanese Gardens.
✏️Main Features:
-Garden Lanterns: Traditional Japanese stone lanterns.
-Dry Landscape: Known as Zen gardens, featuring rocks, gravel, and minimalistic design.
-Wells: Often a feature in Japanese gardens.
-Moss or Ground Cover: Common in Japanese gardens, creating a natural and tranquil atmosphere.
-Examples: Buddha Jayanti Park, New Delhi.
✏️Free Style:
-Plan: Combination of both formal and informal styles.
-Examples: Rose Garden of Ludhiana/Chandigarh, English Gardens.
Main Features of Gardens
✏️Mughal Garden (Formal):
-Terraces
-Running Water
-Baradari
-High Protective Wall
-Terminal Building
✏️Japanese Garden Features:
-Garden Lanterns
-Dry Landscape (Zen Garden)
-Wells
-Moss or Ground Cover
-Mi Roji (Pathways lined with gravel or sand)
-Example: Buddha Jayanti Park, New Delhi.
✏️English Garden Features:
-Lawn: Regarded as the heart of the garden.
-Herbaceous Border: Planting flowers, shrubs, and grasses along edges.
-Cottage Garden: Colorful, informal garden featuring a variety of plants.
-Rockery: A garden feature with rocks and plants thriving in rocky conditions.
-Tea Garden: Specifically designed for growing tea plants.
-Example: Rashtrapati Bhavan Garden, Tea Gardens.