Located on a rocky hillside north of Shiraz at ‘Baba Koohi’, the Baghe Takht was a garden that existed as early as the eleventh century. A formal garden with a central water channel, it was laid out on multiple terraces with a palace at the uppermost terrace.
Baghe Takht was rebuilt in in 1794, during the early Qajar era, and later it was expanded in 1844. By the end of the 19 century Baghe Takht was in a state of disrepair. It was mostly demolished in the 20th century on account of further expansion of Shiraz.
Baghe Takht, Mid 19th Century
Baghe Takht, Photo by Luigi Pesce, 1858. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Baghe Takht, ~1890s
Baghe Takht, ~1890s
Baghe Takht, Late 19th Century
Baghe Takht, Late 19th Century
Baghe Takht, Late 19th Century
Baghe Takht, Photo by A.H.P. Hotz, 1894. Courtesy of Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland.
Baghe Takht, Photo by A.H.P. Hotz, 1894. Courtesy of Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland.
Rear view of Baghe Takht with the city of Shiraz in the background, Photo by Antoine Sevruguin, late 1800s