102 GARDENS OF THE PLAINS DELHI 



Kashmir, was twenty feet wide and more. Later 

 fountains were introduced into the canals as well 

 as into the reservoirs, and the canals themselves 

 became so wide that elaborate stepping-stones 

 across them formed part of the design. 



Between Humayun's tomb and the Ridge 

 another great dome stands out conspicuously. 

 This is the tomb of Safdar Jang, Nawab Wazir 

 of Oudh. He died in 1754. The mausoleum is 

 therefore just two hundred years later than that 

 of Humayun, and almost contemporary with 

 the beautiful Palace of Deeg. Safdar Jang's 

 garden still keeps the ancient form : the central 

 tomb, the four watercourses, and the four 

 buildings to which they lead ; one of which 

 is, as usual, a fine entrance gateway ; the others 

 in this case are pavilions, and living rooms built 

 into the walls. The octagonal corner towers are 

 still to be seen ; and the garden was once full of 

 fruit trees; but the water-ways have changed. 

 Instead of the small fountain basins, the great 

 tanks, and the raised walks of brick or stone with 

 the canal running down between them, the paths 

 are now on the general level of the garden, while 

 the canal itself has become four oblong tanks, 

 one on each side of the mausoleum. These are 



