Fin garden is a historical garden where belongs to the Safavid, Zand, and Qajar dynasty in Kashan. You face the best symbol of landscaping, Fin bathroom and different element of Islamic Architecture.
This famous garden contains 23 thousand square meters, which surrounded by the wall, Fortification, and cylindrical towers. Due to the flowing spring at there, the Fin Garden was identified as an essential area for the rulers and kings.
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Water
Water is one of the essential elements in the design of the Fin garden. You will see water in all parts of this garden which came streaming out of the Sulaymaniyah Spring. The Turquoise tiles contrast with the color of the desert in around. Ghiyath al-Din Jamshid is the designer of this water supply system. He used to the natural gradient of the earth.
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Buildings
In the design of this garden, symmetry had a special significance. Gradually, with the intervention of the kings, this symmetry has diminished.
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Safavid belvedere (kushk)
The kushk is a small palace, which lay at the confluence of the longitudinal and transverse axis in the center of Iranian Garden. This mansion belongs to the ceremony. The Belvedere opened to the four sides of the garden. Moreover, the pool in the middle of the palace creates a marvelous view.
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Fortification and towers
The Fin Garden has Fortification and towers which made it such a Castle Garden. The four cylindrical towers which surrounded the garden as the fences made in Safavid dynasty.
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Bathrooms
This part contains two small and large bathrooms situated on the east side of the garden. These two bathrooms are known as the Safavid and Qajar dynasty Bathroom. Amir Kabir, the chancellor of Iran during the reign of Nasser al-Din Shah, was killed in the small bathroom. After the death of Amir Kabir, the name of the Fin Garden changes to the fin Bathroom.
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The vestibule
The vestibule is a two-story building built during the Safavid era. This mansion contains a large hall and some porches which overlook the garden.
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Howz-e Joosh
This pool contains 160 small holes that are a beautiful way of using water in the Fin Garden. These holes have a specific mechanism in which water gets out of the 80 holes and drops into the pool by the 80 other holes.
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Shah-Neshin
Shah-Neshin is a five doors hall with two small rooms (Gooshvareh) on both sides built in the Qajar era. This hall used to host the guests.
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What is the best time to go?
Late April until late May is the best time to visit this eye-catching garden and enjoy the beauties of the Spring in Kashan.
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Visiting Information
It is better to know some information about visiting time and the payment of it.
- Visiting the Fin garden costs 250,000 IRR for foreign visitors.
- During spring and summer you can visit the Karim Khan Citadel from 9:00 AM until 6:30 PM.
- During Autumn and Winter you can visit the Karim Khan Citadel from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM.
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Getting there:
The Fin Garden located in the Amir Kabir Street. You can reach there via private car and public transportation such as a taxi.