Abstract

Persian garden is included among the mostcharacteristic and crucial elements in Iranian landscape. Thesignificance of the art of erecting gardens for Iranians can beseen as far as the hot and dry climate of Iran and its waterdeficiency for plantation are concerned. Water is an importantelement in Persian garden and it can be purported that gardenswould lose their meaning without it. Water is used in gardenapplications due to its capabilities including life, brightness,cleanliness, light, inertia and motion causing many sensations inthe human soul and elevating mental comfort. Furthermore, itsvarious running structures including basins, streams, watercreeks and fountains enable mental comfort and technicalfunctions. In this research, water features (pools, fountains,Qanat, waterfalls) situated in Bagh-e Shahzadeh (ShahzadehGarden), Kerman-Iran, built as the palace garden by Abd-olHamid Mirza Nasser-al Dawleh Farman Farma during the ruleof Qajars in 1160 AH, will be investigated. Design andstructural characteristics of water features that survived tillpresent and are situated in the palace gardens will be discussedbased on the collected data, and suggestions will be made for thecurrent preservation issues.