PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE · 1933–1934
Herat — Gawhar Shad Madrasa and Mausoleum
Interior view of the mausoleum, looking up at the dome and its zone of transition with painted decoration, muqarnas, and epigraphy. Circa 1933–1934, based on the collection’s expedition context. An approximate settlement centre is shown for Herat; the marker is not the camera position. Photograph: Robert Byron. Source: Conway Library, Courtauld Institute of Art; Fine Arts Library, Harvard College Library.
- Subject
- Architecture and City Views
- Region
- Herat, Afghanistan
- Image type
- Photograph
- Date
- 1933–1934
- Record number
- 1037016
- Coordinates
- 34.349144, 62.216325
- Record type
- Photograph
- Location evidence
- An approximate settlement centre is shown for Herat; the marker is not the camera position.
- Date note
- Circa 1933–1934 is the expedition interval supplied by the collection context, not a confirmed exposure date for this image. Construction and restoration years were not used as photographic dates.
- Collection
- World Archive ↗
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