Cultural Blog on gardens

[Laura Major]

Persian gardens were designed for the purpose of creating an earthly paradise in which you could sit in and relax and "maximize" yourself or emotions. There is a type of garden called the chahar bagh which is supposed to be similar to the garden of Eden which has 4 rivers and 4 quadrants. Many influences such as this one came from invading ethic groups such as the Arabs and the Mongols. There are many other types of gardens but the main purpose of them was to create an "enclosed space" for religious or spiritual purposes.