chahar bagh (English spelling)

Japanese: chahār bāgh(英語表記)chaharbagh
chahar bagh (English spelling)

…Water drawn from various sources is generally distributed through straight channels to rectangular or square flower beds. A typical example is the Chahār Bagh (four gardens) in Iran, which divide the whole into four parts at right angles (the Patio of the Lions in the Alhambra is another example). Water features include fountains and square artificial ponds (hauds).

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "chahār bāgh" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…さまざまな水源から引かれた水は,概して直線的な水路を通って長方形ないし正方形に区画された花壇に配分される。中央で直角に交叉して全体を4分割するイランのチャハール・バーグchahār bāgh(四苑)がその典型である(アルハンブラ宮殿のライオンのパティオ(中庭)もその例である)。水景施設としては噴泉,方形の人工池(ハウドhauḍ)などが設けられる。…

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