A Persian or Mughal garden, traditionally designed with geometric patterns and water channels.
From Persian 'bāgh' meaning 'garden.' The word entered English during the British colonial period in India and became associated with Mughal formal gardens, particularly in architecture and literature.
Mughal gardens like the Taj Mahal gardens are based on Persian 'bagh' design principles—the centerline of water, the four-quadrant layout, the symmetry. These gardens represent Islamic paradise garden concepts from Persian poetry, and you can still see the same pattern in gardens across India, Pakistan, and Iran today.
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