Timeline

Times

  1. Antiquity
  2. Middle Ages
  3. Modern

Antiquity (-50 à 500)

Bactra: the mother of all cities

Afghanistan - 2000 years ago

Bala Hissar, Kabul

History of the Afghan capital

Mes Aynak

Genesis of Buddhism in Afghanistan

Middle Ages (500 à 1500)

Bamiyan

A sanctuary valley at the heart of the Hindu Kush

Buddhist monuments of Kabul

Monasteries and places of worship

Hadda

A major centre of Afghan Buddhism

Herat

A city with a rich Timurid architectural heritage

Jam

A jewel of Ghurid architecture

Modern (1500 à 1789)

Bagh-i Babur

A Mogul garden at the heart of Kabul