Fat’h Abad Garden
About Fat’h Abad Garden
Fat’h Abad Garden is more than 13 hectares. There is a mansion in the middle of the garden which has Persian-European architecture. One of the best times to visit this complex is at nights. The reflection of the mansion with its lights in the pool is worth watching.
One of the most beautiful rooms in Fat’h Abad Mansion is the painting room. You can see valuable and breath-taking paintings all over the room. Other important items in this building are its stuccos, on one of the entrances of the building, there is a beautiful calligraphy stucco that says In the Name of God and another quote of holy Quran.
There is a very special residence in Fat’h Abad Garden that lives there for quite a long time. A very old berry tree is inside the mansion. When the construction of the building started, there was this old tree in the middle of the area, but the architecture decided not to cut this berry tree off, and instead, he managed to build the place without any harm to the tree.
Fat’h Abad garden architecture
Fat’h abad garden architecture is a combination of European and Iranian architecture, and there are various gardens and agricultural lands around it. The Fat’h abad garden is a symbol of the paradise that Hassan Sabbah promised to his followers in Alamut Castle.
A large pond with an area of approximately 60 meters is at the beginning of your entrance to Fat’h abad garden and reflects of the main mansion in the pond water attracts all tourists who visit Kerman in their Iran tours.
The Fat’h abad garden is made from the Shazdeh Mahan Garden pattern and is very famous for its magnificent lighting during the night. So note that it is a good time to visit the Fat’h abad garden both at night and in the evenings. This garden is one of the best and largest gardens of medicinal plants patrol in Iran.
History of Fat’h Abad Garden
Fat’h Abad Garden was built during the reign of Mohammad Shah from Qajar dynasty. Biglar Beigi is the other name of this garden. It was the nickname of its owner, who was also the governor of Kerman in that time. He built this garden within five years and used this place for recreational purposes. Long lines of plane trees and its fascinating flower carpets make this garden interesting for buyers, but the owner refused any offers.
When Ghanat (Kariz: a number of connected wells under the ground) of this garden gradually dried, the glory of the garden went wreck as well. As a result, trees and flowers, once lively and colorful, turned dry and dead, until the place was eventually just ruined.
Almost a century after the building of Fat’h Abad Garden, the renovation begins. The beautiful paintings were painted again by skillful artist on the walls of the building in the middle of the garden. This time, medical plants made the garden fresh and lively.
Location of Fat’h Abad Garden
To reach Fat’h Abad Garden, you need to go a little out of Kerman, toward northwest. You can use Jomhuri Boulevard and then Havaniroz Boulevard, or use Zangi Abad Road.