The Chahah Bagh or Fourfold Garden
The Islamic Garden Design tradition grew out of practical concerns and the irrigation techniques of the Persians. Islamic or Moorish garden design developed to feature repeated garden design elements, including water, symmetry, and the 'Chahah Bagh' - Water channels that split the design of the garden into four.
The Chahah Bagh or Fourfold Garden
Garden Design Layout
The 'Chahah Bagh' or Fourfold garden was a garden design device adopted from the irrigation techniques of the Persians. The four intersecting watercourses that divided and dominated Islamic garden design came to represent the four rivers of life. This fourfold design would usually be enclosed within a square or rectangular courtyard, and the point at which the four channels met would he marked with a central pool or pavillion.
