Uncovered while visiting Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi, the origin of the word “Paradise”: the Iranian Farsi word for “Walled Garden”, a treasured feature of the palaces of the time, is “Pairi Daeza”!
Posted on March 4, 2014, in India Nepal FEB14 and tagged Delhi, Humayun, India, Paradise, Travel. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
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The walled Garden Tombs of the Mughals are amazing. And it is best to see Humayun’s Tomb before seeing the Taj.