AFGHANISTAN-HISTORY-ARCHITECTURE

AFGHANISTAN-HISTORY-ARCHITECTURE

The minarets of the Gawharshad Musalla complex are pictured over the skyline of Herat on January 24, 2015. The minarets, built by Queen Gowhar Shad in 1417, received heavy damage in past wars with the British and Soviets. Only five of its over twenty minarets are still standing today. AFP PHOTO/AREF KARIMI