Evaluation of the reconstruction of Jabal Saraj royal palace in Parwan Afghanistan
Author(s): Ahmad Shah Malikzoy and Fazal Rahman Ikhlas
Abstract: Palaces are buildings that are used for royal and presidential offices around the world. In Afghanistan, these palaces have also been built for the offices of several kingships in the country's history. Unfortunately, after four decades of civil war in the country, besides the destruction of other infrastructures, the palaces were also destroyed. The vast majority of them lost their functioning and need fundamental restoration. In 2018, the government of Afghanistan started the reconstruction of these palaces. One of these palaces is Jabal Saraj Palace, whose restoration started in 2018 and was completed in 2020. This research has been done on the Jabal Saraj Royal Palace, and it was found that this Palace was built in the central part of a 7.6-hectare (38 Jeribs) area in the Jabal Saraj district of Parwan province. The Palace was built on two floors with thirty small rooms inside of it. Besides these thirty rooms, the Palace also has six big and four medium-sized lounges (meeting rooms). The Palace has about ten castles (guard rooms) and several entrance and exit gates. The architectural style of this Palace has been taken from ancient Ghorian and Temorian styles. The balconies and stairs railings have been constructed from wood. Ceilings and floors have been covered by designed woods, showing the following ancient architectural style. Inside and outside walls have been built with bricks.
Ahmad Shah Malikzoy, Fazal Rahman Ikhlas. Evaluation of the reconstruction of Jabal Saraj royal palace in Parwan Afghanistan. Int J Adv Acad Stud 2024;6(3):26-30. DOI: 10.33545/27068919.2024.v6.i3a.1131
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