Iskandar, in the likeness of Ḥusayn Bāyqarā, with the seven sages

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Mosaic floor decoration unearthed in Pompeii showing Alexander leading a charge against Persian King Darius

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Qala Ikhtyaruddin, Old City, Herat

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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

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Reconstruction of external glacis (left)

Iskandar, in the likeness of Ḥusayn Bāyqarā, visiting the wise man in a cave, ‘Khamsah’, Niẓami Ganjavi

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Hārūn al-Rashīd and the barber, ‘Khamsah’, Niẓami Ganjavi

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Old city of Herat

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Silver coin showing Alexander the Great (left)

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Yu Aw community centre (previously a synagogue), Herat Old City

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‘Khamsah’, Niẓami Ganjavi

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Qala Ikhtyaruddin, Old City, Herat

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Laylā and Majnūn at school (left)

Iktyaruddin citadel at dusk, Old City,

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Herat

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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

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Exterior view of Masjid-i Juma

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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

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Public performance,

Masjid-i Jumah

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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

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Nine of eleven minarets at the Musalla complex (left)

Nineteenth century illustrations of Herat

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Northwest corner of Masjid-i Juma

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and Ikhtyaruddin citadel (left & right)

Oscar von Niedermayer

Namakdan

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Main iwan and graves in the courtyard of the Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Shrine

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Courtyard, iwan and two minarets of Masjid-i Juma (left)

Herat Mosque, 1916

Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer

Shrine Complex of Khwaja Abdullah Ansari

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Teams of craftsmen and technical professionals engaged and trained as part of restoration works

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Herat

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Namakdan Pavilion and surrounding landscape following restoration

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Manuscript possibly being presented to Sulṭān Mīrzā Barlās, ruler of Samarkand

Iktyaruddin citadel, Old City

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Remaining segments of decorative plasterwork were consolidated

Main elevation of the Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Shrine

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Ustads and students at the Aga Khan Music Initiative school in Herat

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and graves in the courtyard of the Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Shrine

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Farhād arriving at Shīrīn’s palace, ‘Khamsah’, Niẓami Ganjavi

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Aerial view of citadel after restoration

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Main façade, Attarbashi house

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and Glazed tile decoration in the courtyard of the Khwaja Abdulla Ansari Shrine, Gozargah

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Abdul Ansari Shrine

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Iktyaruddin citadel, Old City

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Gawhar Shad Complex

Josephine Powell

Public performance at Bagh Babur

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and afterwards

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Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Shrine, Gozargah, Herat

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Entrance to Attarbashi house under a covered dalan (walkway)

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Conservation work to the roof and main iwan

Abdul Ansari Shrine

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Iktyaruddin citadel, Old City

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Musicians at the Aga Khan Music Initiative school in Herat

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and destruction of historic fabric, Old City, Herat

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Main iwan of the Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Shrine, Gozargah

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Attarbashi house

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Attarbashi house

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Abdullah Ansari Complex

Josephine Pawell

Collapsed sections of the roof were reconstructed

Courtyard of the Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Shrine at night

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The restored site has become an important facility for residents of the Old City

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Nineteenth century illustrations of Herat

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Abdul Ansari Shrine

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and the southern elevation of Ikhyaruddin citadel

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