Sunday, February 06, 2011

Some Pics from Herat

Bourka shop in Herat
My friend Aqa and me with the Minarets in Herat
Minarets in Herat
Family in Herat--Man with Prosthetic Leg

The Friday Mosque, also known as the Jumah Mosque, was built by the Timurids and extended by several rulers swapping hands down the centuries between the Timurids,Safavids and Ghaznavids. For a brief time the Mughals supported the mosque before switching hands. Though many of the glazed tiles have been replaced during subsequent periods, the Friday Mosque in Herat was given its present form during the closing years of the fifteenth century.



Friday Mosque in Herat

Friday Mosque in Herat


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