We visited the ruined Dar al Aman palace today. It was built sometime in the '20s, I think, by Amanullah, the last king of Afghanistan.
Some random shots from our ramblings...
The grandeur and decrepitude of this relatively "young" ruin leave you with a depressing sense of, "it might have been," rather than the peaceful sense of "it was" that clings to Greek and Roman ruins.
A view of the still intact scaffolding from one of the palace's many domes.
I have no idea who Kabir was, but I came away with the impression that he wasn't a cheery lot.
We think this may have been a telephone box at one time. There was also a spectacularly smashed lift that we did not photograph.
Kabul and the surrounding mountains from the third story of Dar al Aman. It's not so obvious in this picture, but when you get higher up and look out over the city, its most striking feature is a thick cloud of gray smog that hangs about halfway up the mountains. And then you realize that's the air you're breathing...fortunately lungs are fairly resilient.
Thanks for posting Emily! Those are some great photos! I like the one with Amos and the telephone box or what ever was left of it.!
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