Afghanistan. A History from 1260 to the Present - Jonathan L. Lee (2018)

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The Dilkusha Palace, in the arg complex. Amir Habib Allah Khan even had a small
power station built in Jabal Saraj to provide electricity for the palace. Its British architect
also constructed a clock tower which chimed the hour and quarter hours, much to the
amazement of the local population.

The walls and grounds of Amir ‘Abd al-Rahman Khan’s new citadel complex on the site of
what used to be a Mughal garden. Amir Habib Allah Khan remodelled the arg and added
formal gardens and other features, all in the European style.

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