Bagh-e Bala Palace

Coordinates: 34°32′24″N 69°07′48″E / 34.54000°N 69.13000°E

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The Bagh-e Bala Palace (Dari: قصر باغ بالا کابل) is a former royal palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is located at a hilltop in the Bagh-e Bala (High Garden) park near Karte Parwan. The palace has a large pool (added in the 1970s) and is surrounded by pine trees.^[1]

History

It was built by Emir Abdur Rahman Khan in 1893 as a place for him to spend summers in, and he later died there in 1901.^[2] It was then used as a castle under Emir Habibullah Khan, and then as a guesthouse.

In 1919 it housed the National Museum of Afghanistan before the collection was moved elsewhere, and the palace became a military house under King Ghazi Amanullah Khan. After being abandoned by 1930, it was renovated and turned into a restaurant under King Zahir Shah in the 1960s.^[3]^[4]

The palace survived the civil war of the 1990s. It was renovated again in the 2000s and 2010s, with its interior preserved to look like the original 19th century design,^[5]^[6]^[7] but it is currently not in official use.

The area around the palace (Bagh-e Bala) has become a large public park. American historians Nancy and Louis Dupree married here in 1966.^[8]

Gallery

Bagh-e Bala visible in the distance (2006)
Bagh-e Bala visible in the distance (1890s)

References

^ "Tourism in Afghanistan - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan". mfa.gov.af. Archived from the original on 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
^ "Bagh-e-Bala Pavilion, Kabul". Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
^ "Bagh-e-Bala Palace regains its colors". Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
^ "Zahra Breshna Consulting - Architects + Urban Planners - Kabul - Berlin". www.breshna-consulting.com. Zahra Breshna Consulting. 2009. Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
^ "- Baghe Bala". gallery.afghanculturalheritage.org. Archived from the original on 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
^ "Bagh-e-Bala Restaurant - Wikimapia". wikimapia.org. Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
^ "Bagh-e-Bala Palace regains its colors". Archived from the original on 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
^ The Best American Magazine Writing 2015 by The American Society of Magazine Editors

34°32′24″N 69°07′48″E / 34.54000°N 69.13000°E / 34.54000; 69.13000

v t e Kabul Province
Capital: Kabul
Districts	Bagrami Char Asiab Deh Sabz Farza Guldara Istalif Kabul Kalakan Khaki Jabbar Mir Bacha Kot Mussahi Paghman Qarabagh Shakardara Surobi
Cities	Bagrami Qalai Naeem Tarakhel Dehnawe Farza Guldara Istalif Kabul Kalakan Khak-i Jabbar Mir Bacha Kot Mussahi Paghman Qara Bagh Shakar Dara Surobi
Landmarks	Presidential Palace Darul Aman Palace Bagh-e Bala Palace Tajbeg Palace Chihil Sutun Palace Paghman Hill Castle Taq-e Zafar Bala Hissar Gardens of Babur InterContinental Hotel Safi Landmark Hotel Kabul City Center Kabul Serena Hotel Kabul's Irish Pub Kabul Library National Museum of Afghanistan Abdul Rahman Mosque Pul-e Khishti Mosque Id Gah Mosque Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque Gurdwara Karte Parwan

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