King Amanullah's Residence at Bala Bagh.

1920s
Bala Bagh, King Amanullah's Paghman residence, lay half way up the valley above the Bagh-i-Umomi, off the right side of the road. This two-storey residence called Koti Surkh (Red House) since it was finished with a red color-wash, stood in an idyllic setting of terraced gardens filled with statuary and fountains. Hidden within the luxuriant bowers of trees were tennis courts and a swimming pool. Souvenir post card printed in Paris in the 1920s.

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Image Size: 6072x4185 / 5.1MB; 1920 Afghanistan Kabul Paghman King Amanullah's Residence Bala Bagh Valley Storeys Koti Surkh Red House Terraced Gardens Statuary Fountains Tennis Courts Swimming Pool Souvenir Post Cards Mountains Black and White slide LD 1920 01693
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1920s<br />
Bala Bagh, King Amanullah's Paghman residence, lay half way up the valley above the Bagh-i-Umomi, off the right side of the road. This two-storey residence called Koti Surkh (Red House) since it was finished with a red color-wash, stood in an idyllic setting of terraced gardens filled with statuary and fountains. Hidden within the luxuriant bowers of trees were tennis courts and a swimming pool. Souvenir post card printed in Paris in the 1920s.