Noon Guns
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For decades, apparently, these two guns on the tower above the city would fire at noon and let Kabul know what time it was. I would have liked to have walked up that hill, but I was in the company of others and we drove up, instead. Being up there gave me the opportunity to take the down-looking shots of Babur's Garden |
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Seeing this, I shall not complain about dust anymore |
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And there they are, the old front-loader Noon Guns in front of a small observation post |
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The core elements of Babur's Garden as seen from the Noon Guns Tower |
The Old Kabul City Walls
Unfortunately, I only got to see the city walls from a great distance and the Balar Hissar site, not at all. Next time I will be there, I will make sure to see the rest, which will take one high above the Noon Guns Hill. |
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What you do get is some amazing views from above Kabul, here the strategic gap known as the Shir Darwaza (Lion's Gate). On the right slope you can see the line of fortifications and the wall, rising steeply to the top. |
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You can see here how high above Noon Gun Hill the old city wall rises |
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A couple of streetside views of the old city wall |
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