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{{Infobox building
| name = Darul Aman Palace
| image = Вадим Чуприна-Кабул VADIM CHUPRINA © Kabul 09.jpg|The palace in 1982, with Soviet Army trucks visible▼
| image =
| image_size = 300px
| image_caption = The palace in January 1982, which was heavily damaged in the 1990s and fully restored in recent years
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Darul Aman Palace after restoration in 2020
| status = Reconstructed in 2019 on the 100th [[Afghan Independence Day|Independence Day of Afghanistan]]
| building_type = [[Palace]]
| architectural_style = [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]]
| location_city = [[Kabul]]
| location_country = [[Afghanistan]]
| native_name = قصر دارالامان - د دارالامان ماڼۍ
| native_name_lang = ps
| architect = Walter Harten<br>A. Godard<br>M. Godard
| height = {{convertcvt|107|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| start_date = 1925
| completion_date = 1927
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| floor_count = 3
| rooms = 150
| inauguration_date = 19 August 2019 (renovation)
| ren_cost = $10-20 million<ref name="Xinhua"/><ref name="AN2019"/>
}}
'''Darul Aman Palace''' ({{lang-falangx| قصرps|د دارالامان ماڼۍ}}; {{lang-pslangx|prs|د دارالامانقصر ماڼۍدارالامان}}; 'Abode of Peace' or, in a double meaning, 'Abode of Aman[ullah]')<ref>Clements, Frank (2003) ''Conflict in Afghanistan, a Historical Encyclopaedia''. ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, {{ISBN|1-85109-402-4}}, page 29, 67.</ref> is a three-story-tall [[palace]] located in [[Darulaman]], about {{convertcvt|16|km|mile}} south-west of the centrecenter of [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]]. ItSurrounding sitsthe directlypalace acrossare fromthe following buildings: the [[National Assembly (Afghanistan)|National Assembly]] Building, and is close to the [[National Museum of Afghanistan]] and the [[American University of Afghanistan|Afghan International University]].
 
The 150 -room Darul Aman Palace was originally built in the 1920s, during the reign of [[Amanullah Khan]].<ref name="Stripes">{{cite news |url=https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/restored-national-treasure-a-bright-spot-for-afghans-as-they-celebrate-independence-day-holiday-1.642045 |title=Restored national treasure a bright spot for Afghans as they celebrate independence day holiday (''|publisher=[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]]'', 21 |date=August 2020).21, https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/restored-national-treasure-a-bright-spot-for-afghans-as-they-celebrate-independence-day-holiday-1.6420452020}}</ref> He reigned as [[Emirate of Afghanistan|Emir of Afghanistan]] between February 1919 and June 1926, and as [[Kingdom of Afghanistan|King of Afghanistan]] between June 1926 and January 1929. The palace was severely damaged during the 1990s [[Afghan Civil War (1992-1996)|civil war]]. However, between 2016 and 2020, the palace was renovated and completely restored to its former glory,. Most work being largelywas completed for the 100th anniversary of [[Afghan Independence Day|Afghan Independenceindependence]], which was on 19 August 2019.<ref name="Stripes"/><ref>{{YouTube|gKbTRImOT_I|Reconstruction of the Palace of the Darulaman}}, Jan. 5, 2019, National Defense and Operations Directorate chaired by JHA</ref> The site is open to the public and all [[tourism in Afghanistan|tourists]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aop.gov.af/en/news_details/2365 |title=Darul Aman Palace opened to the public and tourists |website=aop.gov.af |date=1 November 2023 |access-date=2016-02-24}}</ref>
 
==History==
Construction of the Darul Aman Palace began in the early 1920s as part of the endeavours of [[Emir of Afghanistan|Emir]] [[Amanullah Khan]] to modernise Afghanistan. In June 1926, Amanullah proclaimed himself as [[King of Afghanistan]]. The palace was to be part of the new capital city called [[Darulaman]], connected to Kabul by a [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow gauge railway]].<ref>{{cite web | url=httphttps://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/railways/kabul-to-darulaman-railway/ | title=Kabul to Darulaman railway |website=Sndrewgrantham.co.uk |access-date=2016-02-24}}</ref> Amanullah Khan invited 22 architects from Germany and France to build the palace.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sada-e-azadi.net/index.php/en/afghanistan/36-capital/13844-cabinet-approves-darul-aman-palace-reconstruction-budget |title=Cabinet Approves Darul Aman Palace Reconstruction Budget |publisher=Sada-E-Azadi |date=12 March 2016 |access-date=2019-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208064152/http://www.sada-e-azadi.net/index.php/en/afghanistan/36-capital/13844-cabinet-approves-darul-aman-palace-reconstruction-budget |archive-date=2018-02-08}}</ref> The palace is considered to be a testimony of the Afghan-German ties, as it was designed by German engineer Walter Harten and his team of engineers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sada-e-azadi.net/index.php/en/afghanistan/36-capital/13844-cabinet-approves-darul-aman-palace-reconstruction-budget |title=Cabinet Approves Darul Aman Palace Reconstruction Budget |first=Sada-e |last=Azadi |website=www.sada-e-azadi.net |access-date=2018-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208064152/http://www.sada-e-azadi.net/index.php/en/afghanistan/36-capital/13844-cabinet-approves-darul-aman-palace-reconstruction-budget |archive-date=2018-02-08 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Die 7 km lange Eisenbahn zwischen Kabul und Darul-Aman war stark überfüllt CR.jpg|left|thumb|300px|The [[Kabul–Darulaman Tramway]] in 1923]]
The palace is an imposing [[neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] building on a hilltop overlooking a flat, dusty valley in the western part of the Afghan capital. Designed by French architects A. Godard and M. GordadGodard, as well as German architects, it was one of the first buildings in the country to get central heating and running water.<ref name="NYT2017"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Art Of War - Военно-исторический литературный портал|url=http://www.artofwar.net.ru/profiles/greshnov_andrei_b/view_book/dvorets_postroennyi_ne_na_tom_meste|date=2018-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729040049/http://www.artofwar.net.ru/profiles/greshnov_andrei_b/view_book/dvorets_postroennyi_ne_na_tom_meste|access-date=2020-05-16|archive-date=2018-07-29}}</ref> The Swedish memoir writer [[Rora Asim Khan]], who lived in Afghanistan with her Afghan husband in 1926-271926–27, describe in her memoirs how she was invited to the palace by [[Soraya Tarzi|Queen Soraya]] to describe Western lifestyle and customs to the Queen and the [[Sarwar Sultana Begum|King's mother]]<ref name=ffh>Rora Asim Khan (Aurora Nilsson): Anders Forsberg and Peter Hjukström: ''Flykten från harem'', Nykopia, Stockholm 1998. {{ISBN|91-86936-01-8}}.</ref> Intended as the seat of a future parliament, the building remained unused and partially complete for many years after religious conservatives under [[Habibullah Kalakani]] forced King Amanullah from power in 1929, and halted his reforms. In later years it served as the medical school for [[Kabul University]], as well a warehouse, and the seat of several smaller ministries.<ref name="NYT2017"/>▼
 
The building was gutted by fire on 14 December 1968, and was afterwards restored to house the [[Ministry of Defence (Afghanistan)|Ministry of Defence]] during the 1970s and 1980s. In the [[Saur Revolution|Communist coup of 1978]], the building was once more set on fire. Much of the building was damaged by tank fire during [[Shahnawaz Tanai]]'s failed coup attempt on 6 March 1990.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2012/09/08/kabul-darul-aman-palace-abandoned-dreams/ |title=Palace of Abandoned Dreams |first=Mariam & Ashraf |last=Ghani |date=8 September 2012}}</ref> It was once again severely damaged induring the 1990s [[Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)|Afghan Civil War]], as rival [[Mujahideen]] factions fought for control of Kabul. Heavy shelling by the Mujahideen left the palace a gutted ruin, including the garage containing the vehicles of the former King which were removed and used as target practice, all ultimately being destroyed. It was mostly used as a refugee settlement and a nomad camp until the early 2000s, when it became a battalion headquarters for the [[Afghan National Army]] (ANA).<ref name="NYT2017"/>[[File:Die 7 km lange Eisenbahn zwischen Kabul und Darul-Aman war stark überfüllt CR.jpg|Railway line to the palace in 1923.|thumb|300px]]▼
▲The palace is an imposing [[neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] building on a hilltop overlooking a flat, dusty valley in the western part of the Afghan capital. Designed by French architects A. Godard and M. Gordad, as well as German architects, it was one of the first buildings in the country to get central heating and running water.<ref name="NYT2017"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Art Of War - Военно-исторический литературный портал|url=http://www.artofwar.net.ru/profiles/greshnov_andrei_b/view_book/dvorets_postroennyi_ne_na_tom_meste|date=2018-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729040049/http://www.artofwar.net.ru/profiles/greshnov_andrei_b/view_book/dvorets_postroennyi_ne_na_tom_meste|access-date=2020-05-16|archive-date=2018-07-29}}</ref> The Swedish memoir writer [[Rora Asim Khan]], who lived in Afghanistan with her Afghan husband in 1926-27, describe in her memoirs how she was invited to the palace by [[Soraya Tarzi|Queen Soraya]] to describe Western lifestyle and customs to the Queen and the King's mother<ref name=ffh>Rora Asim Khan (Aurora Nilsson): Anders Forsberg and Peter Hjukström: ''Flykten från harem'', Nykopia, Stockholm 1998. {{ISBN|91-86936-01-8}}.</ref> Intended as the seat of a future parliament, the building remained unused and partially complete for many years after religious conservatives under [[Habibullah Kalakani]] forced King Amanullah from power in 1929, and halted his reforms. In later years it served as the medical school for [[Kabul University]], as well a warehouse, and the seat of several smaller ministries.<ref name="NYT2017"/>
 
In 2005, a plan was unveiled to refurbish the palace for use as the seat of Afghanistan's future parliament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.everywheremag.com/places/4482 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221075848/http://everywheremag.com/places/4482 |archive-date=December 21, 2009 |title=Place to see: Darul Aman Palace, Kabul, Afghanistan}}</ref> It was to be funded primarily by private donations from foreigners and wealthy Afghans.<ref>{{cite Thenews |url=https://pajhwok.com/2012/04/14/million-afghanis-donated-palace-reconstruction/ was|title=A onemillion ofafghanis severaldonated targetsto inpalace areconstruction series|work=Pajhwok ofAfghan attacksNews launched|date=14 onApril 152012 |access-date=2023-11-30}}</ref> In April 2012, fora number of government compounds whicharound the [[palace were targeted for attacks by Taliban]]-led claimedinsurgent responsibilitygroups.<ref>{{cite news| |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17719956 | work=BBC News | title=Taliban strike across Afghanistan in 'spring offensive' | date=16 April 2012}}</ref> Eventually it was decided to develop a new building opposite the palace to house the [[National Assembly (Afghanistan)|parliament]] under a grant, provided by India. Construction was completed in 2015.▼
▲The building was gutted by fire on 14 December 1968, and was afterwards restored to house the [[Ministry of Defence (Afghanistan)|Ministry of Defence]] during the 1970s and 1980s. In the [[Saur Revolution|Communist coup of 1978]], the building was once more set on fire. Much of the building was damaged by tank fire during [[Shahnawaz Tanai]]'s failed coup attempt on 6 March 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2012/09/08/kabul-darul-aman-palace-abandoned-dreams/|title=Palace of Abandoned Dreams|first=Mariam & Ashraf|last=Ghani|date=8 September 2012}}</ref> It was once again damaged in the 1990s as rival [[Mujahideen]] factions fought for control of Kabul. Heavy shelling by the Mujahideen left the palace a gutted ruin, including the garage containing the vehicles of the former King which were removed and used as target practice, all ultimately being destroyed. It was mostly used as a refugee settlement and a nomad camp until the early 2000s, when it became a battalion headquarters for the [[Afghan National Army]] (ANA).<ref name="NYT2017"/>[[File:Die 7 km lange Eisenbahn zwischen Kabul und Darul-Aman war stark überfüllt CR.jpg|Railway line to the palace in 1923.|thumb|300px]]
 
In earlythe Spring of 2016, work began on a 16 to 20 million [[United States dollar|dollar]] restoration project,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/cabinet-approves-darul-aman-palace-reconstruction-budget |title=Cabinet Approves Darul Aman Palace Reconstruction Budget |work=TOLOnews |date=10 March 2016 |access-date=2023-11-30}}</ref> intended to renovate the palace in time for the centenary of Afghanistan's full independence in 1919.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/afghans-celebrate-100th-independence-day |title=Afghans Celebrate 100th Independence Day |work=TOLOnews |date=19 August 2019 |access-date=2023-11-30}}</ref><ref name="Xinhua">{{cite web | url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/2019-08/10/c_138299113.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816155450/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/2019-08/10/c_138299113.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 16, 2021 |title=Feature: Afghan former king's reconstructed palace beautifies Kabul landscape |publisher=Xinhua |date=2019-08-10 |access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref><ref name="Stripes"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/renovation-darul-aman-palace-resume-spring|title=Renovation of Darul Aman Palace To Resume In Spring - TOLOnews}}</ref> Nearly 600 tons of debris was initially removed from the 150-room building and by the spring of 2017, workers were taking down plaster and concrete from the inner walls.<ref name="NYT2017">{{cite webnews | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/world/asia/saving-an-afghan-symbol-with-afghans-only.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0 |title=Saving an Afghan Symbol, With Afghans Only |work=The New York Times |date=April 5, 2017-04-05 |access-date=2017-04-06}}</ref> Over 80 engineers and architects were involved in the project, of which 25 percent were female. By July 2019, most of the major reconstruction work on the palace was completed.<ref name="AN2019">{{cite news |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1540736/offbeat |title=Afghan palace emerges from ruins as centenary nears |publisher=[[Arab News]] |date=2019-08-16 |access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref>▼
▲In 2005, a plan was unveiled to refurbish the palace for use as the seat of Afghanistan's future parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everywheremag.com/places/4482 |access-date=February 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221075848/http://everywheremag.com/places/4482 |archive-date=December 21, 2009 |title=Place to see: Darul Aman Palace, Kabul, Afghanistan}}</ref> It was to be funded primarily by private donations from foreigners and wealthy Afghans. The palace was one of several targets in a series of attacks launched on 15 April 2012, for which the [[Taliban]] claimed responsibility.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17719956 | work=BBC News | title=Taliban strike across Afghanistan in 'spring offensive' | date=16 April 2012}}</ref> Eventually it was decided to develop a new building opposite the palace to house the [[National Assembly (Afghanistan)|parliament]] under a grant, provided by India. Construction was completed in 2015.
 
On 18 April 2020, an opening ceremony was held as the palace was used as a temporary COVID-19 isolation and treatment center with 200 beds during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan]].<ref>{{Citecite web|title=COVID-19 Cases Reach 933 in Afghanistannews |url=https://tolonews.com/health/covid-19-cases-reach-933-afghanistan|website=TOLOnews|language=en|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AfghanistanCOVID-19 turnsCases iconicReach palace933 intoin isolationAfghanistan facility|urlwork=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/afghanistan-turns-iconic-palace-into-isolation-facility/1809701TOLOnews |websitedate=www.aa.com.tr18 April 2020 |access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref>▼
▲In early 2016, work began on a 16 to 20 million [[United States dollar|dollar]] restoration project, intended to renovate the palace in time for the centenary of Afghanistan's full independence in 1919.<ref name="Xinhua">{{cite web | url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/2019-08/10/c_138299113.htm |title=Feature: Afghan former king's reconstructed palace beautifies Kabul landscape |publisher=Xinhua |date=2019-08-10 |access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref><ref name="Stripes"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/renovation-darul-aman-palace-resume-spring|title=Renovation of Darul Aman Palace To Resume In Spring - TOLOnews}}</ref> Nearly 600 tons of debris was initially removed from the 150-room building and by the spring of 2017, workers were taking down plaster and concrete from the inner walls.<ref name="NYT2017">{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/world/asia/saving-an-afghan-symbol-with-afghans-only.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0 |title=Saving an Afghan Symbol, With Afghans Only|work=The New York Times|date=2017-04-05|access-date=2017-04-06}}</ref> Over 80 engineers and architects were involved in the project, of which 25 percent were female. By July 2019, most of the major reconstruction work on the palace was completed.<ref name="AN2019">{{cite news |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1540736/offbeat |title=Afghan palace emerges from ruins as centenary nears |publisher=[[Arab News]]|date=2019-08-16|access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref>
 
▲On 18 April 2020, an opening ceremony was held as the palace was used as a temporary COVID-19 isolation and treatment center with 200 beds during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=COVID-19 Cases Reach 933 in Afghanistan |url=https://tolonews.com/health/covid-19-cases-reach-933-afghanistan|website=TOLOnews|language=en|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Afghanistan turns iconic palace into isolation facility|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/afghanistan-turns-iconic-palace-into-isolation-facility/1809701|website=www.aa.com.tr|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref>
 
==Architecture==
The palace is a U-shaped brick building, built in a [[Neoclassical architecture|European neoclassical style]]. It has 3 floors with 150 rooms, including a semi-circular main hall. Its highest point is around {{cvt|33|m}} above ground level. There are four [[Dome|domed towers]] on the roof. The galleries on the third floor of the southern facade are decorated with a number of [[Corinthian columns]]. Each floor is connected by [[marble]] [[spiral staircase]]s.<ref>{{Citecite news|date=2014-11-09|title=In pictures: Kabul's battle-scarred palace|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29727312|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nordland|first=Rod|date=2017-04-05|title=SavingIn anpictures: AfghanKabul's Symbol,battle-scarred Withpalace Afghans Only|language=en-US|work=TheBBC NewNews York Times|urldate=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/world/asia/saving2014-an11-afghan-symbol-with-afghans-only.html09 |access-date=2020-05-16 |issnlanguage=0362en-4331GB}}</ref><ref name="NYT2017"/><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Mumtaz|first1=Babar|title=Development of Kabul: Reconstruction and planning issues|last2=Noschis|first2=Kaj|year=2004|isbn=2-940075-09-3|pages=154–172}}</ref>
 
==In pop culture==
In the 2015 game ''[[Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain]]'' (which is set in Kabul), there's a location called Lamar Khaate Palace that is clearly inspired by Darul Aman palace.
 
==Gallery showing: Darul Aman Palace before renovation==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Afgan1986Kabul 40ArmyShtab.jpg|The Palacepalace in 1986▼
File:Parl-front.png|View from the Afghan Parliament building showing the ruins of the palace while under reconstruction in December 2015
File:Inside Darul-Aman ammanPalace 2010in 2002.jpg|2002: The inside of the palace was in very bad shape in Julysouthern 2010facade
File:In-dural-2002.JPG|2002: US Commandoscommandos patrolling a heavily bombed out room in the palace in 2002▼
File:Darul-Aman Palace 001.jpg|Front of the ruined palace in 2008▼
File:View-from-dural-2002.JPG|22002: Two US Special Forces soldiers view Kabul looking north▼
File:Darul-Aman Palace in 2002.jpg|The southern facade in 2002
File:Destroyed Darulaman palace.jpg|2005
File:Darul_aman_palace_kabul_2006Darul aman palace kabul 2006-01.JPG|2006: Northern elevation showing shelling damage inflicted during [[Afghanistan#Soviet invasion and civil war|mujahideen fighting for Kabul]] after Soviet withdrawal
File:Darul Aman Place.png|Heavy snowfall at the palace▼
File:Darul_aman_palace_kabul_2006Darul aman palace kabul 2006-02.JPG|2006: Western elevation▼
▲Вадим Чуприна-Кабул VADIM CHUPRINA © Kabul 09.jpg|The palace in 1982, with Soviet Army trucks visible
▲File:Darul Aman Place.png|Heavy2007: snowfallAfter atheavy the palacesnowfall
▲File:Darul_aman_palace_kabul_2006-02.JPG|Western elevation
▲File:Darul-Aman Palace 001.jpg|Front2008: of the ruined palace in 2008Facade
▲File:View-from-dural-2002.JPG|2 US Special Forces soldiers view Kabul looking north
File:Inside Darul amman 2010.jpg|July 2010: The interior was in very bad shape
▲File:In-dural-2002.JPG|US Commandos patrolling a heavily bombed out room in the palace in 2002
File:Parl-front.png|December 2015: View from the [[National Assembly (Afghanistan)|National Assembly]] Building with the palace under preliminary reconstruction
▲Afgan1986Kabul 40ArmyShtab.jpg|The Palace in 1986
File:Darul aman reconstrução.jpg|Darul Aman Palace reconstruction.
</gallery>
 
==See also==
*[[Aman (Islam)]], Islamic term for offering safety, protection, safe conduct, or pardon to enemies
*[[Tajbeg Palace]], located on a nearby hill and built as a residence for Amanullah, his wife, [[Soraya Tarzi|Queen Soraya]], and their family.
*[[Bagh-e Bala Palace]], a palace built as a leisure home for Abdur Rahman Khan in 1893
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Darul-Aman Palace}}
*{{YouTube|GwhPcAudD-8|دارالامان ماڼۍ ، د نیوکلاسیک معمارۍ سره}} (Nov. 16, 2023)
*{{YouTube|Ky5A7tVhV-Y|آیا باورتان میشود که حالا همه مردم می‌توانند از قصر دارالامان از نزدیک دیدار کنند؟؟}} (Nov. 12, 2023)
*{{YouTube|MN6m7maNixg|Darul Aman palace is no longer a restricted site /قصر دارالامان دیگر قفل ندارد، گزارشی از حفیظ امیری}} (Ariana News, Nov. 8, 2023)
*{{YouTube|wevt8_Ivlnc|Afghan Scene - Visiting Darul Aman Palace in Kabu}} (Sept. 30, 2022)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050403134739/http://en.darul-aman.net/ Darul-Aman Project for Kabul]
*[http://www.darulaman.de/ The story of the german ingenieur Wilhelm Rieck. Many historical pictures]
*[http://www.kuriositas.com/2013/09/the-shattered-remains-of-afghanistans.html The Shattered Remains of Afghanistan’s Versailles]
*{{YouTube|gKbTRImOT_I|Reconstruction of the Palace of the Darulaman}}, Jan. 5, 2019, National Defense and Operations Directorate chaired by JHA
*{{YouTube|_rf9c7CP8rE|In restoring a century-old palace, a step toward rebuilding Afghanistan's independence}}, Sep. 12, 2016 [[PBS NewsHour]]
 
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