Minaret of Jam, Afghanistan - BBC World Wonders

[Parasitetwin]

I would love to visit this

[MadeInOregon27]

Wow, amazing. Looks like some sacred geometry symbolism on it also. We all DO have allot in common as well... 5Star

[MountAnalogue]

so where's the actual masjid/mosque

[KhyberBoy09]

what an amazing minaret

[TheAFGpersiangirlAFG]

The Ghurids or Ghorids (Persian: سلسله غوریان; self-designation: Shansabānī) were a medieval Muslim dynasty of Iranian origin that ruled during the 12th and 13th centuries in Khorasan.[1] At its zenith, their empire, that was centered in Ghōr (now a province in Afghanistan), stretched over an area that included the whole of modern Afghanistan, the eastern parts of Iran and the northern section of the Indian subcontinent, as far as Delhi.

[TheAFGpersiangirlAFG]

The Minaret of Jam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Afghanistan. It is located in the Shahrak District, Ghor Province, by the Hari River.

It is thought to have been a direct inspiration for the Qutub Minar in Delhi, which was also built by the Ghurid Dynasty. After the Qutub Minar in Delhi, India, which it inspired, the Minaret of Jam is the second-tallest brick minaret in the world.

[Afghani5tan]

great uppload