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Afghanistan accepted the convention on March 20, 1979, making its sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [3] As of 2022, there are two World Heritage Sites in Afghanistan, and a further four on the tentative list. [3] The first site listed was the Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam, in 2002.
The architecture of Afghanistan refers to a distinct style of architecture of the modern country and its predecessor states. [1] As the connection between the three major cultural and geographic centers of Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and the Iranian plateau, the boundaries of the region prior to this time changed with the rapid advancement of armies, with the land belonging to a ...
One of the tallest buildings in Afghanistan is the Kabul Tower [1] [2] in Kabul city. The 18-storey [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Kabul Tower stands 87 metres (285 ft) to the tip [ 4 ] [ 3 ] and has an architectural height of 75 metres (246 ft).
Castle Location Type Constructed/ earliest mention Notes Image Arg: Kabul: Presidential palace: 1880 The Arg means 'citadel' in Pashto.The Arg was built after the destruction of the Bala Hissar in 1880 by the British Indian troops.
The 12th century minarets are the most famous monuments of Ghazni city and are among the last surviving remnants of the great Ghaznavid Empire.The two minarets are called, Mas'ud III Minaret (Manar-i Mas'ud III) and Bahram Shah Minaret (Manar-i Bahram Shah) after the ruler who built them, Mas'ud III (A.D. 1099–1115) and Bahram Shah (A.D. 1118–1157). [2]
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The new palace was constructed in the 1920s to house the Afghan royal family. The Swedish memoir writer Aurora Nilsson (also known as Rora Asim Khan ), who lived in Afghanistan with her Afghan husband in 1926–27, describes in her memoirs how she was invited to the palace by Queen Soraya to describe Western lifestyle and customs to the Queen ...
Buildings and structures in Afghanistan. Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. ...