Finance:Char Chatta Bazaar of Kabul
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The Char Chatta Bazaar of Kabul was a covered marketplace in Kabul, Afghanistan, built in the 17th century by Ali Mardan Khan, the Mughal governor of Kabul during the reign of Shah Jahan.[1] It was more than 200 metres long,[2] and consisted of four arcades whose walls were covered with "stucco decoration studded with mirrors, and whitewashed with a special solution containing bits of mica to make them sparkle".[3]
It was destroyed in 1842 by a British force led by General George Pollock.[4]
References
- ↑ Dalrymple, William (2013-02-04) (in en). Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 207. ISBN 9781408828434. https://books.google.com/?id=ecd4XqxRjtAC.
- ↑ Issa, Christina; Kohistani, Sardar M. (July 2007). "Kabul's Urban Identity: An Overview of the Socio-Political Aspects of Development". ASIEN 104: 51–64. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/messages/downloadsexceeded.html.
- ↑ Knobloch, Edgar (2002) (in en). The Archaeology & Architecture of Afghanistan. Tempus. pp. 161. ISBN 9780752425191. https://books.google.com/?id=6-ROAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Dalrymple, William (2013-02-04) (in en). Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 457. ISBN 9781408828434. https://books.google.com/?id=ecd4XqxRjtAC.
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