Fin Garden

Bagh-e Fin
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationKashan, Isfahan Province, Iran
Part ofThe Persian Garden
CriteriaCultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Reference1372-004
Inscription2011 (35th Session)
Area7.6 ha (0.029 sq mi)
Buffer zone173.4 ha (0.670 sq mi)
Coordinates33°56′47″N 51°22′21″E / 33.9463772°N 51.3725853°E / 33.9463772; 51.3725853
Fin Garden is located in Iran
Fin Garden
Location of Fin Garden in Iran
Drawing by Pascal Coste, 1840

Fin Garden (Persian: باغ فین Bagh-e Fin) is a historic Persian garden located in Kashan, Iran. It contains Kashan's Fin Bathhouse, where Amir Kabir, the Qajar era chancellor, was assassinated by the order of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar in 1852. Completed in 1590, the Fin Garden is the oldest extant garden in Iran.[1]

History

The origins of the garden may be anterior to the Safavid era; some sources indicate that the garden has been relocated from another place, but no clear picture of it has been found.[2]

The settlements of the garden in its present form was built under the reign of Abbas the Great (1571–1629), as a traditional bagh near the village of Fin, located a few kilometres southwest of Kashan.[3]

The garden subsequently suffered from neglect and was damaged several times until, in 1935, it was listed as a national property of Iran.[2] UNESCO declared the garden a World Heritage Site on 18 July 2012.

Structure

The garden covers 2.3 hectares with a main yard surrounded by ramparts with four circular towers. In keeping with many of the Persian gardens of this era, the Fin Garden employs a great many water features.[3]

National Museum of Kashan

The Naional Museum of Kashan, built in 1968, is situated in the western part of Fin Garden. It contains archaeological, ethnological and crafts. The archaeological objects were excavated in Chogha Zanbil, Teppe Hasanlu, and the nearby site of Tepe Sialk.[4]

  • Kushak, part of the Bagh-e Fin Garden in Kashan
    Kushak, part of the Bagh-e Fin Garden in Kashan
  • The Kushak is located in the central part of the garden.
    The Kushak is located in the central part of the garden.
  • Detail of the ceiling of the Kushak.
    Detail of the ceiling of the Kushak.

References

  1. ^ "The world's 50 most beautiful gardens: Asia, Africa, Australasia, and the Americas".
  2. ^ a b Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization. "Bagh-e Fin (Fin Garden), Kashan". Unesco tentative list. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  3. ^ a b "Bagh-e Fin". gardenreview.com. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  4. ^ "National Museum of Kashan at Fin Garden, Kashan, Iran". Retrieved 2025-06-20.
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