El-Gölü

El Goli (Azerbaijani:El Goli, ائل گلی; Persian:ائل گلی), also known as Shah Goli[1] (Persian: شاه گلی‎, Azerbaijani: Şah Gölü) is the name of a large historic park (or garden) in the south east of Tabriz, Iran.[1] Its main feature is its large artificial lake, measuring 210 meters/700 ft square.[1]

History and characteristics
Pars El-Gölü Hotel back of the El-Gölü

Tradition dates the construction of the park to the late 18th century.[1] However, it may have been built earlier as well; some sources suggest as far back as the 14th century.[1] In the Qajar period the park was restored and high terraces were added.[1]

The northern side of the lake was built up, which, according to Penelope Hobhouse, makes the lake "appear to float over the valley".[1] A causeway leads out to a pavilion, today the site of a restaurant.[1] The pavilion was once crowned with a dome.[1] From the west hillside, a spring feeds the lake, a cascade descending in five terraces.[1] The sight is flanked by poplar trees and willows.[1]

Etymology

The park was originally named Shah Goli (Shah Goli), the "Royal Lake" or the "Royal Pond".[1] After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the park and the surrounding were renamed as El Goli, "lake of the people".

Panoramic view of Tabriz from El Goli.
Panoramic view of El Goli.
  • El Goli lake and Hotel Pars in top of the hills.
  • El Goli lake from hills.
  • Night view of El Goli.

See also

References
  1. Hobhouse 2006.

Sources
  • Hobhouse, Penelope (2006). "Shah-Goli". The Oxford Companion to the Garden. Oxford University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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