Author: Evan Nicole Brown / Source: Atlas Obscura
The Taj Mahal is the widely recognized jewel of India. But lost in the glare of its white marble, just across the Yamuna River, are more treasures: two gardens, every bit as stately and significant as those around the tomb of Mumtaz Mahal.
As recently as a few years ago, the Mehtab Bagh (“Moonlight Garden”) and the Garden of the Tomb of I’timad-ud-Daulah were under threat from pollution, urban development, and neglect. Over the past four years, the World Monuments Fund (WMF) and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have led the charge in their conservation and restoration. On January 11, people are gathering at the Garden of the Tomb of I’timad-ud-Daulah to celebrate the completed restoration of these 16th- and 17th-century marvels.
These historic gardens, originally built for Agra’s nobility, are two of the city’s few riverfront gardens that survive today. The project of…
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