Source: Edmonton Journal by Juris Graney
Aga Khan drops multi-million dollar gift on University of Alberta
North America’s largest — and possibly the world’s coldest — Islamic-inspired garden is to be built in Alberta, a $25 million gift from the Aga Khan that is expected to attract up to 160,000 visitors a year.
Spanning almost 12 acres, the Mughal garden will become the centrepiece of the sprawling 240-acre University of Alberta Botanic Garden, located about 15 minutes southwest of the city.
Design work on the project began about six years ago after the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, visited the garden and suggested the idea.
Early stages of construction began in the summer of 2016 and the new garden is scheduled to open in time for the Aga Khan’s diamond jubilee celebrations in July 2018.
Read more. Dated April 7, 2017
Ismailimail 
This garden will surely be even more beautiful in size and being the ‘coldest garden’ to be ever seen anywhere. In his infinite wisdom, The Aga Khan is building so much nature for people to enjoy since today a large amount of natural nature has been destroyed for other uses. One way of saying to mankind not to destroy natural nature. I congratulate him on all his thoughts and building schools, hospitals, parks and much much more where it is most needed.
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