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Iskandar, in the likeness of Ḥusayn Bāyqarā, with the seven sages
British Library
Mosaic floor decoration unearthed in Pompeii showing Alexander leading a charge against Persian King Darius
Naples National Archaeological Museum
Qala Ikhtyaruddin, Old City, Herat
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Iskandar, in the likeness of Ḥusayn Bāyqarā, with the seven sages (left)
Timur’s defeat of Mamluks during the siege of Damascus, Kamal al-Din Behzad
Chaharsuq complex, Old City, Herat
AKTC / Christian Richters
Reconstruction of external glacis (left)
Iskandar, in the likeness of Ḥusayn Bāyqarā, visiting the wise man in a cave, ‘Khamsah’, Niẓami Ganjavi
British Library
Hārūn al-Rashīd and the barber, ‘Khamsah’, Niẓami Ganjavi
British Library
Old city of Herat
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Silver coin showing Alexander the Great (left)
British Museum
Yu Aw community centre (previously a synagogue), Herat Old City
AKTC / Christian Richters
‘Khamsah’, Niẓami Ganjavi
British Library
Qala Ikhtyaruddin, Old City, Herat
AKTC / Christian Richters
Laylā and Majnūn at school (left)
Iktyaruddin citadel at dusk, Old City,
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Herat
AKTC / Christian Richters
Herat Mufalla Minarett, 1916, Niedermayer
Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer
and Shīrīn being shown the portrait of Khusraw by one of her handmaidens, ‘Khamsah’, Niẓami Ganjavi
British Library
Exterior view of Masjid-i Juma
Josephine Powell, Hollis Archive, Harvard University Library
Herat, 1916
Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer
and Iskandar on the island near the ‘Lion’s Mouth’ whirlpool beating the wolfskin drum of the bronze talisman in order to still the waters, ‘Khamsah’, Niẓami Ganjavi
British Library
Public performance,
Masjid-i Jumah
Josephine Powell
Externsive works were undertaken to protect the monument and make it ready for visitors
Buttresses constructed to stabilize the main iwan, Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Shrine
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Nine of eleven minarets at the Musalla complex (left)
Nineteenth century illustrations of Herat
British Library
Northwest corner of Masjid-i Juma
Josephine Powell, Hollis Archive, Harvard University Library
and Ikhtyaruddin citadel (left & right)
Oscar von Niedermayer
Namakdan
Simon Norfolk
Main iwan and graves in the courtyard of the Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Shrine
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Courtyard, iwan and two minarets of Masjid-i Juma (left)
Herat Mosque, 1916
Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer
Shrine Complex of Khwaja Abdullah Ansari
Josephine Powell
Teams of craftsmen and technical professionals engaged and trained as part of restoration works
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Herat
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Namakdan Pavilion and surrounding landscape following restoration
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Manuscript possibly being presented to Sulṭān Mīrzā Barlās, ruler of Samarkand
Iktyaruddin citadel, Old City
Josephine Powell, Hollis Archive, Harvard University Library
Remaining segments of decorative plasterwork were consolidated
Main elevation of the Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Shrine
AKTC / Christian Richters
Ustads and students at the Aga Khan Music Initiative school in Herat
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
and graves in the courtyard of the Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Shrine
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Farhād arriving at Shīrīn’s palace, ‘Khamsah’, Niẓami Ganjavi
British Library
Aerial view of citadel after restoration
AKTC
Main façade, Attarbashi house
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
and Glazed tile decoration in the courtyard of the Khwaja Abdulla Ansari Shrine, Gozargah
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Abdul Ansari Shrine
Neidermeyer
Iktyaruddin citadel, Old City
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Gawhar Shad Complex
Josephine Powell
Public performance at Bagh Babur
AKTC
and afterwards
AKTC / Christian Richters
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Shrine, Gozargah, Herat
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Entrance to Attarbashi house under a covered dalan (walkway)
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Conservation work to the roof and main iwan
Abdul Ansari Shrine
Simon Norfolk
Iktyaruddin citadel, Old City
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Musicians at the Aga Khan Music Initiative school in Herat
AKTC / Christian Richters
and destruction of historic fabric, Old City, Herat
AKTC
Main iwan of the Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Shrine, Gozargah
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Attarbashi house
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Attarbashi house
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
Abdullah Ansari Complex
Josephine Pawell
Collapsed sections of the roof were reconstructed
Courtyard of the Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Shrine at night
AKTC / Simon Norfolk
The restored site has become an important facility for residents of the Old City
AKTC
Nineteenth century illustrations of Herat
British Library
Abdul Ansari Shrine
AKCS-A?
and the southern elevation of Ikhyaruddin citadel
Josephine Powell, Hollis Archive, Harvard University Library
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