Gaur Shad 's Mausoleum, part of the Mousallah Complex, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
Detail of the tomb of Gawhar Shad, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
Gawhar Shad Mausoleum, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
Minarett in the Gawhar Shad Mausoleum, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
A guard at Queen Gawhar Shad's mausoleum, stands in front of four tall minarets, once part of a madrassa that was built in the 15th century by the last of the Timurid rulers, in Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan. One of the finest examples of Timurid architecture, the minarets are spectacular remnants of a much larger complex considered to be one of the finest examples of Timurid architecture
