Mausoleum of Ahmad Shah Durrani

The soffits of the main arches are cleverly decorated in a honeycomb pattern composed of half circles centered with lapis lazuli and gold to resemble flowers.

Here, the eyes are delighted with a sumptuous richness of color and design from the gorgeous Afghan carpets on the marble floor to the brilliantly painted and gilded floral decoration of the dome.

The blue-green tile with touches of yellow and brown around the base of the walls is made in Kandahar and is quite distinctive from the tile-work of Herat.

The date of his departure for the house of mortality Was the year of the Hijra 1186 (1772 A.D.)[1] The sarcophagus is made of Afghan marble and covered with a gold-embroidered cloth of deep wine velvet.

Beside this there is a table holding fine copies of the Quran and a glass cabinet containing a gold-inlaid helmet and gauntlets together with a sceptre inlaid in silver and embellished with a two-headed bird.