Pari Mahal | |
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Type | Garden |
Location | Dal Lake, Srinagar, India |
Opened | 1650 AD |
Founder | Shah Jahan |
Operated by | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
Status | closed |
Pari Mahal or Peer Mahal, also known as The Palace of Fairies, is a seven-terraced Mughal garden located at the top of Zabarwan mountain range, overlooking the city of Srinagar and the south-west of Dal Lake in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an example of Islamic architecture and patronage of art during the reign of the then Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, featuring arched doorways, terraced gardens, and intricate water channels.