Culture is concerned with the production and
exchange of meanings within a nation or society.
Architectural discourse of a city and its elements
are the interfaces through which thoughts, ideas
and meanings are represented in a culture. In this
sense, gardens are considered as symbolic sites that
represent meanings and values through their design.
Focusing on Persian gardens as the case study,
this paper explored the design characteristics of
Persian gardens and how meanings and symbolism
have affected this design from a built environment
perspective.