Babur's Alcove, Kandahar, Afghanistan

Gardens of Babur, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

White marble mosque built by Shah Jahan, Gardens of Babur, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

White marble mosque built by Shah Jahan, Gardens of Babur, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

Man reading the Koran whilst walking round the white marble Mosque built by Shah Jahan, Gardens of Babur, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

Little mosque, Gardens of Babur, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

Workers pause by the columns of a 19th century summer pavilion in the Babur Gardens, or Bagh-i-Babur, Kabul, Afghanistan, September 25, 2002. The pavilion, which was used as a restaurant in the 20th century, was built by Amir Abdur Rahman, but was heavily damaged by the factional fighting of the mujihadeen in the 1990's and later by the Taliban. The buildings and gardens are now being carefully restored. Shah Babur, a descendent of Ghengis Khan and grandson of Tamerlane, is credited for founding the great Moghul dynasty which ruled India for two centuries. Babur built the palace and created the gardens on a hill looking over the southern part of Kabul in the 16th century,

Marble mosque at the Bagh-i-Babur Shah (Babur's Garden) - Kabul,, Afghanistan

Babur's Tomb with the original headstone and a new marble fence after the restoration of Bagh-i-Babur Shah (Babur's Garden) - Kabul,, Afghanistan

Pavilion portico at the Bagh-i-Babur Shah (Babur's Garden) - Kabul,, Afghanistan

Babur's Tomb with the original headstone and a new marble fence after the restoration of Bagh-i-Babur Shah (Babur's Garden) - Kabul,, Afghanistan

Workers restoring the northern garden walls at Bagh-i-Babur Shah (Babur's Garden) - Kabul,, Afghanistan

Marble mosque at the Bagh-i-Babur Shah (Babur's Garden) - Kabul,, Afghanistan

Northern garden walls and upper swimming pool at Bagh-i-Babur Shah (Babur's Garden) - Kabul,, Afghanistan

Northern garden walls and upper swimming pool at Bagh-i-Babur Shah (Babur's Garden) - Kabul,, Afghanistan