Roshanara Bagh

Display board of ASI,tomb of Roshanara Begum
Roshanara Gardens

A view of Roshanara Garden
Type Mughal garden
Location Delhi, India
Coordinates 28°40′23″N 77°11′52″E / 28.67306°N 77.19778°E / 28.67306; 77.19778Coordinates: 28°40′23″N 77°11′52″E / 28.67306°N 77.19778°E / 28.67306; 77.19778
Area 57.29 acres (23.18 ha)
Opened 1650s (1650s)
Founder Roshanara Begum
Owned by North Delhi Municipal Corporation
Operated by North Delhi Municipal Corporation
Front and left side view of tomb of Roshanara Begum
Grave of Roshanara inside the Baradari

Roshanara Garden is a Mughal-style 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 gardens 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. Today the garden holds a white marble pavilion built in memory of the princess Roshanara, who died in 1671 and was buried there. The elite Roshanara Club, which was started here in 1922 by the British, is spread over 22 acres.[1] Since 1927 first class cricket is played at the Roshanara Club Ground,[2] which now boasts floodlights. The club is considered the birthplace of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Post Independence cricket administrators gathered in front of an old fireplace and sowed the seeds of the Indian cricket body.[1]

Transport

It is serviced by the Pul Bangash metro station on the Red Line of Delhi Metro. It is situated close to National Highway 1 on the Grand Trunk Road.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Welcome to Roshanara Club Ltd Estd. 1922". Roshanara Club. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played on Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi". CricketArchive. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

Media related to Roshanara Bagh at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/14/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.