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has been lowered on its southern end to a level closer to the original, while the modern roof structureover the grave itself has been removed. Marble elements from the various tomb enclosures revealed duringrecent removal of paving adjacent to the mosque, have been documented and stored, pending theirpossible re-use in the rehabilitated structures.<strong>Rehabilitation</strong> of perimeter wallingA programme of labour-intensive repairs was initiated in spring of 2002, since when the eastern andnorthern ranges of earth perimeter walling have been rehabilitated, with funding from the government ofGermany. Work continues on the rehabilitation of the southern range of walling. Investigations in thearea of the caravanserai have revealed original footings, which will form the basis for its rehabilitationas a visitor's complex, incorporating a new lower garden entrance.Operational planningPreliminary consultations have taken place with representatives of Kabul Municipality and the Ministryof Information & Culture regarding the formulation of an operational plan for the management of therehabilitated garden as a public facility. This includes options for the adaptive re-use for the Pavilion andQueen's Palace, as well as the possible re-location of the modern swimming pool within or outside of thegarden.Research and documentationEfforts continue to identify and copy documentation related to the history of the garden, in order toensure an appropriate degree of accuracy in the rehabilitation work. Building on the work undertaken byIsMEO during the 1960s, images and written material have been have been sourced from BibliotecaAfghanica (Switzerland), the British Library, British Museum, Royal Military Museum (UK) and theNational Archives in Kabul. Additional searches are under way for material from, among other places,the Archaeological Survey of India.9
The tree nursery established on the site during spring of 2003 will be the source of some of the stock for future planting. Thesewill supplement fruit, planes and other trees that continue to be acquired from sources identified through extensive field-workoutside of the city.Excavations in the vicinity of <strong>Babur's</strong> grave and the adjacent terrace have revealed evidence of the original platform and otherstructures, that have been carefully documented, and will form the basis for a comprehensive reconstruction of the area during2004.10
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Page 3 and 4: 1. THE HISTORY OF BAGHE BABUR AND I
Page 5 and 6: NBaghe Babur is not only a site of
Page 7 and 8: 2. REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES ACHIEV
Page 9: Work continues on repairs to damage
Page 13 and 14: In addition to its historic signifi
Page 16: A range of informal commercial acti
Page 20 and 21: 5. PROPOSED RELOCATION OF PUBLIC SW
Page 22 and 23: 6. RE-USE OF THE QUEEN’S PALACE C
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