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Central axis during removal of modern stone pools
Planting of trees on terraces flanking central parterre, looking southwest
Planting of trees near southern garden wall, view looking northeast
Cypresses planted between irrigation pool and mosque, looking north
Exterior view from west-southwest, showing cemetery before the shrine. The low-lying Underground Mosque is seen in the left middleground, while the portal screen of the northeast courtyard iwan rises in the background
Exterior view from west, showing road and landscaped grounds before the shrine. The domes of the Underground Mosque appears in the middleground
Elevated view from west-southwest, looking out towards the Underground Mosque (center) and the shrine portal (right center) from the Namakdan balcony
General view looking southwest across the terraced gardens, with the city of Herat seen in the background. A door of the Namakdan appears in the right foreground
Exterior view of the Namakdan, looking west
Western garden wall, view from street, with workers rehabilitating riverbank across the garden

Cameron Rashti
United States

Cameron Rashti is an architect and project manager with extensive project experience on major projects in North America, Europe and the Middle East. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College, holds professional architectural degrees from Pratt Institute and Columbia University, and is a registered architect in the USA and the UK. He joined the Geneva-based Historic Cities Programme within the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in 1994 as Deputy Director, following his association as Vice President of Perkins and Will International managing projects in Canary Wharf and other sites in London and Europe. Within HCP, he was (among other tasks) responsible for the implementation of the Azhar Park project.

(Source: AKTC)
Documents
Converting a Derelict Site into an Urban Park
Converting a Derelict Site into an Urban Park
book section
The Development of Azhar Park
The Development of Azhar Park
book section
Strategies for Urban Regeneration: Parks and Gardens
Strategies for Urban Regeneration: Parks and Gardens
book section
Strategies for Urban Regeneration: Urban Regeneration
Strategies for Urban Regeneration: Urban Regeneration
book section
Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme: Urban Conservation and Area Development in Afghanistan
Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme: Urban Conservation and Area Development in Afghanistan
book section
The Case for a Portfolio of Mughal Projects
The Case for a Portfolio of Mughal Projects
book section
Afghanistan: Preserving Historic Heritage (Introduction)
Afghanistan: Preserving Historic Heritage (Introduction)
book section
Cairo: Renewing the Historic City: Al-Darb Al-Ahmar – Urban Rehabilitation
Cairo: Renewing the Historic City: Al-Darb Al-Ahmar – Urban Rehabilitation
book section
Cairo: Renewing the Historic City: Approaching Cairo
Cairo: Renewing the Historic City: Approaching Cairo
book section
Cairo: Renewing the Historic City: Al-Azhar Park
Cairo: Renewing the Historic City: Al-Azhar Park
book section
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Cameron Rashti
United States
Cameron Rashti is an architect and project manager with extensive project experience on major projects in North America, Europe and the Middle East. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College, holds professional architectural degrees from Pratt Institute and Columbia University, and is a registered architect in the USA and the UK. He joined the Geneva-based Historic Cities Programme within the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in 1994 as Deputy Director, following his association as Vice President of Perkins and Will International managing projects in Canary Wharf and other sites in London and Europe. Within HCP, he was (among other tasks) responsible for the implementation of the Azhar Park project.

(Source: AKTC)
Documents
Converting a Derelict Site into an Urban Park
Converting a Derelict Site into an Urban Park
book section
The Development of Azhar Park
The Development of Azhar Park
book section
Strategies for Urban Regeneration: Parks and Gardens
Strategies for Urban Regeneration: Parks and Gardens
book section
Strategies for Urban Regeneration: Urban Regeneration
Strategies for Urban Regeneration: Urban Regeneration
book section
Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme: Urban Conservation and Area Development in Afghanistan
Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme: Urban Conservation and Area Development in Afghanistan
book section
The Case for a Portfolio of Mughal Projects
The Case for a Portfolio of Mughal Projects
book section
Afghanistan: Preserving Historic Heritage (Introduction)
Afghanistan: Preserving Historic Heritage (Introduction)
book section
Cairo: Renewing the Historic City: Al-Darb Al-Ahmar – Urban Rehabilitation
Cairo: Renewing the Historic City: Al-Darb Al-Ahmar – Urban Rehabilitation
book section
Cairo: Renewing the Historic City: Approaching Cairo
Cairo: Renewing the Historic City: Approaching Cairo
book section
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Central axis during removal of modern stone pools
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Planting of trees on terraces flanking central parterre, looking southwest
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Planting of trees near southern garden wall, view looking northeast
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Cypresses planted between irrigation pool and mosque, looking north
IMG10747
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Exterior view from west-southwest, showing cemetery before the shrine. The low-lying Underground Mosque is seen in the left middleground, while the portal screen of the northeast courtyard iwan rises in the background
IMG12736
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Exterior view from west, showing road and landscaped grounds before the shrine. The domes of the Underground Mosque appears in the middleground
IMG12737
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Elevated view from west-southwest, looking out towards the Underground Mosque (center) and the shrine portal (right center) from the Namakdan balcony
IMG12738
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General view looking southwest across the terraced gardens, with the city of Herat seen in the background. A door of the Namakdan appears in the right foreground
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Exterior view of the Namakdan, looking west
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