Located at a height of 1.900m compared to sea level in a remote land, the tower rises between the rugged valley in Ghur province of Afghanistan. This is an ancient architecture and mysterious, horns appeared over 800 years ago.
The tower is seen as a milestone marking the ancient lands of the city Firukuh, Ghurid dynasty capital. This dynasty has dominated much of the territory of Afghanistan and northern India, from Kashgar to the Persian Gulf in the 12th century and 13. One text engraved on the tower shows the time of construction of the tower was in 1194, also a section other inscriptions mentioning the name of the king Ghiyas ud-Din Sultan (1157-1202). It is said that the tower was built for the purpose of his war memories - defeated the Ghaznavid empire in Delhi. So that the tower is also known as the Triumphal (Victory Tower).
From the perspective of art history, architecture and decoration of the Minaret tower was really outstanding. The combination of these factors has shown the characteristic of earlier periods as well as causing significant impact to the architectural style of the latter's territory here.
It is surprising that the tower was abandoned for centuries until it was discovered by Thomas Holdich in 1886. However, the tower to be forgotten again. The war in 1979 has blocked all roads to this place, makes very few people have the opportunity to know the unique wonders that.
But then the government of Afghanistan has focused on the preservation of the tower and the tower has been preserved almost intact the state to tourists have the opportunity to admire the creativity and flair, technical prowess construction time. It is a brick works extremely sophisticated, with decorative motifs and passages about Mary.
65m high tower, built on an octagonal base. It has two wooden balconies, on the top of the lamp as the lighthouse. Four-piece tapered cylindrical tower was built of bricks, held together with mortar made of limestone. On the outside of the tower slate tiles are beautiful geometric patterns. The lower part is also decorated many, it is divided into eight sections, corresponding to the eight sides of the base. Each section has a continuous strip of text engraved around.
The tower is seen as a milestone marking the ancient lands of the city Firukuh, dynastic capital GhuridHai rivers Hari and Jam rivers that cause erosion, flooding and water leakage lut..gay photos Minaret tower seriously
Some stones with Hebrew inscription to be found in the hills between towers and Kushkak Jam village. They were identified as appearing to reach mid-century heritage 11. The remains of the castle and the tower, where the people of the empire settled Ghurid also be detected on the other side of the river Hari , north of the tower, the top of the cliff. Besides, there is no trace of the observation tower in the East. That makes people think the tower is not only surrounded by residential areas, but also the military barracks.
Afghan people call Minerat tower is leaning tower is by following the residual impact from town, the tower is now unable to stand up straight as before.
Even when detected, the tower began to degrade and heritage by UNESCO in 2002 and 2005 the tower was put on the heritage list of the "danger" of the world. The danger is lurking heritage day this is the danger from the Hari River and River Jam. These rivers are the cause erosion, water leaks and flooding. Besides frequent earthquakes also occur here as well as a big threat. The reason people call Afghanistan Minerat tower is leaning tower is by following the residual impact from town, the tower is now unable to stand up straight as before.
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