SUNDER NURSERY _THE INTEGRATED CITY PARK IN DELHI
Transformation of a Rubble filled dumping ground to a Heritage Park.
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HISTORY OF THE GARDEN
In Mughal era Sunder Nursery adjacent to Humayun Tomb was known as Azim Bagh ,built initially as the resting place of several Sufi saints.Then came the Britishers from Calcutta to Delhi and established a nursery there for experimenting the imported trees and other sacred plants to be used in the newly built capital's roads and gardens.
Later in 1940 Central Work Public Department acquired and used for same purpose.In 2007, under the Urban Renewal Initiative ,implemented by Aga Khan Trust for Culture(AKTC) in partnership with the Archaeological Survey of India started the conservation,restoration of the garden.While the Eminent landscape Architect Mohammad Shaheer redesigned the garden.
DESIGN LAYOUT
Late Ar.Mohammad Shaheer redesigned the 90 acre park along a central axis around which garden and landscape were arranged,inspired from Mughal garden and Persian carpet patterns.
He introduced new elements ,including an amphitheater ,an interpretation center ,ponds and lakes, formal and informal gardens & arboretum.The grand Central Vista at the entrance of the park which is over 500m long,follows the of 16th century Grand Trunk road ,connecting the entrance zone of Humayun's Tomb.
HERITAGE STRUCTURES OF GARDEN
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