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Hanging Gardens in photographs.

5 views from our Mumbai field note. Open any photograph to see it at full size.

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A paved path curving between clipped hedges and shade trees in the Hanging Gardens
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A bird-shaped topiary above flower beds, with a tower behind, 1965
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A dog asleep on a green bench under bougainvillea in the Hanging Gardens
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A weathered stone sundial beside the garden’s flower beds
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Back Bay and the city skyline seen over treetops from Kamala Nehru Park, across the road
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Photo credits
  1. Bahnfrend · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
  2. Don Christie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
  3. Mustang Joe · CC0 · Source
  4. Chirag85 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
  5. Shishirdasika · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
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