▁and ▁N ish at ▁Bag h ▁of ▁K ash mir , ▁and ▁the ▁T aj ▁Mah al ▁gard ens . ▁The ▁T aj ▁Mah al ▁gard ens ▁em body ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁concept ▁of ▁an ▁ideal ▁parad ise ▁garden , ▁and ▁were ▁built ▁with ▁ir rig ation ▁channels ▁and ▁can als ▁from ▁the ▁Yam una ▁River . ▁These ▁gard ens ▁have ▁recently ▁been ▁restored ▁to ▁their ▁former ▁beauty ▁after ▁dec ades ▁of ▁poll ution ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁authorities , ▁who ▁cut ▁down ▁the ▁fruit - ▁and ▁sh ade - b ear ing ▁veget ation ▁of ▁the ▁garden . ▁ ▁The ▁Saf avid ▁dynast y ▁( se vent e enth ▁to ▁eigh teenth ▁century ) ▁built ▁and ▁developed ▁grand ▁and ▁ep ic ▁layout s ▁that ▁went ▁beyond ▁a ▁simple ▁extension ▁to ▁a ▁palace ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁integral ▁a est h etic ▁and ▁functional ▁part ▁of ▁it . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁centuries , ▁European ▁garden ▁design ▁began ▁to ▁influence ▁Pers ia , ▁particularly ▁the ▁designs ▁of ▁France , ▁and ▁second arily ▁that ▁of ▁Russia ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Western ▁influ ences ▁led ▁to ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁water ▁and ▁the ▁species ▁used ▁in ▁bed ding . ▁ ▁Trad itional ▁forms ▁and ▁style ▁are ▁still ▁applied ▁in ▁modern ▁Iran ian ▁gard ens . ▁They ▁also ▁appear ▁in ▁historic ▁sites , ▁museum s ▁and ▁aff ixed ▁to ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁rich . ▁ ▁Element s ▁of ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁garden ▁ ▁Sun light ▁and ▁its ▁effects ▁were ▁an ▁important ▁factor ▁of ▁struct ural ▁design