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Survivors
An Afghan woman passes by the minarets of Herat on Tuesday. The five remaining minarets, of an original nine, are located in a complex designed and built in 1417 under Timurid Queen Gawhar Shad's artistic direction. Most of the buildings in the complex were demolished under the direction of British troops in 1885 when a Russian attack was feared. Three of the nine minarets left standing in 1885 were subsequently downed by earthquakes in 1931 and 1951. In 2003, a UNESCO team worked closely with local experts to stabilize the fifth minaret -- which was at risk of collapse -- with steel cables.
PHOTO: AFP
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