Paradise

Paradise was originally a Persian name (paradeisos) for a park stocked with exotic animals, the word Paradise was used by the Greeks to mean 'an ideal place'.<a href="/history_theory/garden_books/ml_gothein_history_garden_art_design/persian_gardens_iran_plateau#Paradise">Example 1: Persian Gardens</a>, <a href="/history_theory/garden_books/ml_gothein_history_garden_art_design/islamic_gardens_persia_iran#Paradise">Example 2: Islamic gardens in Persia (Iran)</a>