In our first few weeks in India, we have seen several examples of ancient Hindu or Mughal architecture surrounded by gardens that turn out to be partly or largely twentieth century British. I’ve already posted about the controversial gardens at Lodi, from where two villages were relocated in the 1930s to allow an English-style park to be [...]
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Old Mughal structures and new British lawns
Posted in Cemeteries and monuments, Gardens, History, India, Parks, tagged Agra Fort, British Raj, conservation, Humayun's Tomb, Lodi Gardens, Taj Mahal on September 20, 2011 | 26 Comments »
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