Minaret of Jam

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Minaret of Ghiyath al Din
Minaret of Ghiyath al-Din
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/11601
Date
1180-1194
Description
Cylindrical tower with four tiers (three shafts surmounted by a lantern) with bands of ornament and Arabic [Kufic] inscriptions, some in glazed ceramic of a blue-ish color; muqarnas cornices.
 
general view, 2000
 
Type of Work
Tower (single built work); Minaret
Subject
Monuments, Towers, Minarets, Kufic, Triumphal columns, Koran, Inscriptions, Arabic, Architecture, Islamic --Afghanistan, World Heritage areas, Mountains
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