Comments on: Afghan Royal Palace : Revisited

By: Luke Sleeman

Luke Sleeman — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:55:35 +0000

I dont think that the Katrina pictures were taking specialy for google. AFAIK they were taking by the US government, and google just decided to intergrate them into google maps

By: Keith T.

Keith T. — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 21:13:23 +0000

We should get Google to commission a flyby of Kabul and Baghdad like they did for Katrina. Natural disasters aren’t the only shocking disasters there are in the world.

By: Luke Sleeman

Luke Sleeman — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:13:10 +0000

Hey,
Its sad to see the distruction of such a historic building. IMHO the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan is probably worse. Such a waste and for such stupid reasons. I can only hope that they will one day be rebuilt, but of course it will never quite be the same …

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:59:47 +0000

That’s what real estate advertisements call a “handyperson’s special” or “needs TLC”

By: northern git

northern git — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:13:33 +0000

Cue protracted mud slinging with little understanding of the recent history in Afganistan and overuse of the words ’stupid’ and “americans’.
Your recent Reichstag posting shows that the rebuilding of an important building in a once divided country can achieve much more than good architecture.
I wish the reconstruction of this building well and hope it leads to the rebuilding of the country in its wake.