At the Blue Mosque in Mazar-e Sharif, it is easy to see why. Accessibility links. ... The Timeless Beauty Of Afghanistan's Blue Mosque May 25, 2011 15:09 CET By Charles Recknagel; ...

They have been raised by the Blue Mosque's attendants since it was built in the 12th century and they have become one of its famous symbols. To one side of the mosque complex is the pigeon-house.

The double-domed mosque, tiled in kaleidoscopic patterns of cobalt, ocher, white, and turquoise, went up in the 15th century; 10,000 white pigeons are said to roost among its arches and columns. Every ...

Great Big Story. Afghanistan’s Blue Mosque Is Surrounded by White Doves. Posted: December 27, 2023 | Last updated: November 7, 2024. Discover the serenity of Mazar e Sharif, home to the ...

The Blue Mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I, the Ottoman Empire’s sultan between 1603 and 1617. War bounty was typically used to fund large-scale projects like this, but the Sultan chose to use ...

An man cleans the yard of the Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, northern Afghanistan, July 12, 2020. After a five-month shutdown due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the ...

In the white dusty plains of northern Afghanistan, archaeologists are seeking to unravel the secrets of one of the oldest mosques in the world, whose structure is still standing after a thousand ...

The double-domed mosque, tiled in kaleidoscopic patterns of cobalt, ocher, white, and turquoise, went up in the 15th century; 10,000 white pigeons are said to roost among its arches and columns.

In northern Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated explosives during Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque, resulting in the deaths of at least seven individuals and injuries to 15 others.

Mourners carry the body of a victim of a mosque bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2022. ... AP journalists could see the blue-roofed, Sunni mosque from a nearby hillside.

The Nine Domes Mosque, named for the cupolas that once crowned its intricately decorated columns, glimmers with remnants of the blue lapis lazuli stones that encrusted it.