Aurangzeb's Sheesh Mahal

Aurangzeb's Sheesh Mahal Garden is a Mughal garden located in Shalimar Bagh, Delhi, India. It was named as Aizzabad Bagh when the garden was laid by Izz-un-Nissa wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1653 as a tribute and replica of Shalimar Bagh, Kashmir, laid by erstwhile Mughal emperor Jahangir in 1619, the Shalimar Bagh of Delhi is now abandoned but still houses shade trees, majestic parterre and structure such as the Sheesh Mahal and the garden pavilion. The imposing palace known as Sheesh Mahal served as the site where emperor Aurangzeb's coronation ceremony took place in 1658, giving it the current name owing to the emperor's fame and his exceptional reign. As there are other Sheesh Mahal's throughout India this one is distinguished by Aurangzeb's name used as a prefix with it as his coronation ceremony marked a significant event there.

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