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Khwaja Abu Nasar Parsa Shrine (built 1460-61)
The shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa stands at the center of the Tepe Zargaran, an artificial hill dating from the second century. The design is in the Timurid style, with characteristic features such as the fluted dome, tall entryway, corkscrew pilasters, and glazed tiles decorating the exterior.
Bibliography:
All 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
http://www.afghan-info.com/Herat/Herathistory.htm
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