Minaret of Jam

 

With the height of 65 meters, Minaret of Jam is an effortless, taking off structure, going again to the twelfth century. Secured in fancy brickwork with a blue tile engraving at the top, it is important for the nature of its structural engineering and enhancement, which speak to the zenith of a building and creative custom in this district. Its effect is increased by its emotional setting, a profound waterway valley between towering mountains in the heart of the Ghur province. At 6234 ft above ocean level and a long way from any town, the Minaret of Jam climbs inside a rough valley along the Hari-rud River at its intersection with the stream Jam around 215 kilometers east of Herat. Climbing to 65m from a 9m width octagonal base, its four superimposed, and decreasing tube shaped shafts are developed from let go blocks. The Minaret is totally secured with geometric design in help upgraded with a Kufic engraving in turquoise tiles. Encompassing remains incorporate a gathering of stones with Hebrew engravings from the eleventh to twelfth hundreds of years on the Kushkak slope, and vestiges of palaces and towers of the Ghurid settlements on the banks of the Hari River and additionally to the east of the Minaret.