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Collotype

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Title

Kabul in the 1920s: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Date

1920 to 1929

Material

Collotype

Description

Scope and content : The buildings constructed during Amanullah鱠reign (1919_29) embody his attempts to reform and modernize Afghanistan. Taken by an unknown photographer, on the top left is the Stor palace (now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs); top right is the Ministry of War (since demolished); bottom left is the Habibia Lycee (partly demolished) and bottom right is the Persian legation (demolished).

Institution

British Library

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