Roshanara Bagh

Highlights

• Roshanara Garden is a Mughal-era garden built by Roshanara Begum, the second daughter of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
• It is situated in Shakti Nagar near Kamla Nagar Clock Tower and North Campus of University of Delhi.
• It is one of the biggest gardens in Delhi having a great variety of plants, some imported from Japan.
• The lake inside the garden is visited by migratory birds during winters and is a popular site for bird watching.
• The garden has a raised canal with flowering plants on both sides.

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Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

• •The garden and the tomb within were constructed by Roshanara Begum beginning in 1650.
• •Her tomb is the only structure that remains of the garden's original appearance.
• •This garden was the Gift of Roshanara Begam, daughter of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.
• •Roshanara's rise to power began when she successfully foiled a plot by her father and Dara Shikoh to kill Aurangzeb.

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