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If you are a community member, please log in first to update your count. If not consider joining. The Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam comprise a masterwork of Islamic architecture and decoration. The well-preserved minaret and its surrounding remains are the products of the Ghurid civilization, which in the 12th and 13th centuries controlled not only Afghanistan but also parts of eastern Iran, Northern India and parts of Pakistan.
The metre-high minaret is built entirely of baked bricks, with intricate brick, stucco and glazed tile decorations such as alternating bands of calligraphy, geometric patterns, and verses from the Qur'an. Community Perspective : this site has been rarely visited in the past. Since the most recent takeover by the Taliban in , tourists have been reaching it again. Wojciech was the first to capture a visit in a review. The kingdom of Bamiyan was a Buddhist state strategically located on the Silk Road and an important pilgrimage center.
The site has eight components, including caves with painted decorations and Buddha statues carved into the cliffs. The cliffs held two standing Buddhas, measuring 55 and 37 meters high respectively, that were the largest examples of standing Buddha carvings in the world.
They were deliberately destructed in March by the Afghan Taliban government and only the niches remain. Community Perspective : Sidney visited in and witnessed a spectacular sunset on the Buddha statues. Wojciech has described the situation he found in , when he saw the now empty niches and two further components. Butrint is a relict cultural landscape representing an example of Mediterranean history from the time of the Greek colony until the Middle Ages.
