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Description
Property Name: Babur’s Gardens, Bagh-e Babur
Inventory No: 93-20-2
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2008-06-17
Country (State party): Afghanistan
Province: Kabul
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 34° 30′ 11″ N
69° 9′ 37″ E
Historic Period: 16th century, 1st half
Year of Construction:
Style: Mughal, Abdali
Original Use : Garden
Current Use : Garden
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Laid out by the founder of the Mughal dynasty, Muhammad Zahir al-Din Babur, this 11 hectare terraced garden contains his grave, Queen’s Palace and a mosque along with a caravanserai and burial terraces on the extensions.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The site has been restored under the Historic Cities Support Programme between 2003-2005. Since the building dates back to the past years, it has suffered various kinds of destruction. Many measures have been taken to prevent these demolitions. UNESCO has protected this structure and added it to the list of World cultural heritage.
References
Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan (1999). The Jahangirnama: Memoirs of Jahangir, Emperor of India. Translated by Thackston, Wheeler M. Oxford University Press. p. 77.
Ruggles, D. Fairchild (2011). Islamic Gardens and Landscapes. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 194.
Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme, “Babur’s Garden Rehabilitation Framework,” (Kabul, Afghanistan: The Aga Khan Trust for Culture, 2004).