<\/span><\/h2>\nKnown as \u201cSrinagar\u2019s Jewel\u201d, the Dal Lake was patronized by the Mughal rulers of India as their summer resort and they developed the neighboring areas around the lake into sprawling Mughal style gardens and pavilions. Shalimar Bagh is considered to be the high point in Mughal horticulture and has three elaborate terraces, fountain pools, waterfalls, pavilions, and marble thrones for the Emperor\u2019s. Nishat Bagh is also known as the \u201cGarden of Pleasure\u201d and has a magnificent view of snow-capped mountains. It was built and designed by Asif Khan, brother of Noor Jehan. It is said that Shah Jahan expressed his appreciation for the garden to Khan three times in the hope it would be gifted. When no such offer was made, Shah Jahan ordered the closure of the water supply to the garden causing it to be deserted for a considerable period of time. Such is the garden\u2019s beauty that it invoked jealousy from the Emperor himself.<\/p>\n
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