| Visual Index of Other (statewide) Sites (Site name and description) | |||
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Bamiyan Stone Buddhas (built 4th or 5th century AD, demolished March 2001) Brief site description. |
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Citadel of Herat (built 7th-13th centuries) A citadel built on the foundations of a fortress raised by Alexander the Great. |
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Friday Mosque (13th century) The Majsjid-i-Jami, or Friday Mosque. |
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Gawhar Shad Mausoleum (1469-1506) Mausoleum built for Gawhar Shad, wife of Shah Rukh, youngest son of the conqueror Tamerlane. |
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Khwaja Abu Nasar Parsa Shrine (built 1460-61) A Timurud-style shrine. |
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Minaret of Jam (12th century) The only well-preserved monument from the Ghorid period. |
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Village Scenes (various ages) Afghan village scenes. |
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Bibliography:
Images copyright 2001 The Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha. Used with permission
Ball, Warwick. The Monuments of Afghanistan: History, Archaeology and Architecture
I.B. Taurus & Co. Ltd., 2008. London
Hillenbrand, Robert. Islamic Architecture: Form, Function, and Meaning
Columbia University Press., 1994. New York