Afghanistan · 19 October 2012 · 1 min
19 October 2012
Kabul, 19 October 2012 – Official opening of the restored mausoleum of Timur Shah by His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and His Highness the Aga Khan.
The historic monument, which had fallen into disrepair during decades of civil war, has been restored as part of an on-going programme undertaken by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture to preserve the cultural heritage of Afghanistan. The work, which began in 2003, encompassed the mausoleum and the rehabilitation of the one hectare park surrounding the building. Timur Shah was the Durrani King who made Kabul the capital of the modern Afghan State.