Safeguarding Cultural Heritage:Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster

Strategies for Sustainable Museum Management

UNESCO Training

May 8-13, 2010Kabul, Afghanistan

Murad Khane and Peacock House An Overview

Alessandro Califano

UNESCO Training – Session VI

May 10, 2010Kabul, Afghanistan

Murad Khane – Location Model

Murad Khane – Site View 1/4

Murad Khane – Site View 2/4

Murad Khane – Site View 3/4

Murad Khane – Site View 4/4

Murad Khane – Street Levels 1/3

Murad Khane – Street Levels 2/3

Murad Khane – Street Levels 3/3

Murad Khane – Wood & Bricks 1/2

Murad Khane – Wood & Bricks 2/2

Murad Khane – Building Details 1/3

Murad Khane – Building Details 2/3

Murad Khane – Building Details 3/3

Murad Khane – Interiors 1/2

Murad Khane – Interiors 2/2

Murad Khane – Restoration 1/3

Murad Khane – Restoration 2/3

Murad Khane – Restoration 3/3

Murad Khane – Peacock House, before 1/2

Murad Khane – Peacock House, before 2/2

Murad Khane – Peacock House, after 1/5

Murad Khane – Peacock House, after 2/5

Murad Khane – Peacock House, after 3/5

Murad Khane – Peacock House, after 4/5

Murad Khane – Peacock House, after 5/5

Murad Khane – Restoration, Reuse, Tradition

"There were some who wanted to put up big buildings here, but this area has been passed on to us from our forefathers for many generations, and we have to respect it." (NYT, Feb 1, 2008)

Murad Khane – Credits

All pictures © Alessandro Califano, 2008 (except for “Murad Khane – Peacock House, before, n.1 & 2” © by Langenbach, 2006).

Many thanks to People in Need and to Turquoise Mountain Foundation for the

assistance provided to me on that occasion.

© Alessandro Califano, 2010