[PAR] [TLE] Minaret of Jam [SEP] The Minaret of Jam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Afghanistan.  It is located in a remote and nearly inaccessible region of the Shahrak District, Ghor Province, next to the Hari River.  The 62 m high minaret was built around 1190 entirely of baked bricks and is famous for its intricate brick, stucco and glazed tile decoration, which consists of alternating bands of kufic and naskhi calligraphy, geometric patterns, and verses from the Qur'an.  As of 2013 the minaret remained on the list of World Heritage in Danger, under serious threat of erosion, and was not actively being preserved.  In 2014 the BBC reported that the tower was in imminent danger of collapse. [PAR] [TLE] Ralph Pinder-Wilson [SEP] Ralph Pinder-Wilson (17 January 1919 – 6 October 2008) was a British historian of Islamic art.  He is most noteworthy for his studies of Afghan architecture while Director of the British Institute of Afghan Studies in Kabul (1976–82) which included his study of the Minaret of Jam which is today a UNESCO World Heritage site.  He graduated from Christ Church Oxford and then joined the Indian Army where he learnt Persian.
[PAR] [TLE] Minaret of Jam [ SEP ] The Minaret of Jam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Afghanistan . It is located in a remote and nearly inaccessible region of the Shahrak District , Ghor Province , next to the Hari River . The 62 m high minaret was built around 1190 entirely of baked bricks and is famous for its intricate brick , stucco and glazed tile decoration , which consists of alternating bands of kufic and naskhi calligraphy , geometric patterns , and verses from the Qur'an . As of 2013 the minaret remained on the list of World Heritage in Danger , under serious threat of erosion , and was not actively being preserved . In 2014 the BBC reported that the tower was in imminent danger of collapse . [PAR] [TLE] Ralph Pinder - Wilson [ SEP ] Ralph Pinder - Wilson ( 17 January 1919 – 6 October 2008 ) was a British historian of Islamic art . He is most noteworthy for his studies of Afghan architecture while Director of the British Institute of Afghan Studies in Kabul ( 1976–82 ) which included his study of the Minaret of Jam which is today a UNESCO World Heritage site . He graduated from Christ Church Oxford and then joined the Indian Army where he learnt Persian .
Who was the British historian who was most notable for studying a 62 m high minaret located in the Shahrak District, Ghor Province in Afghanistan?
Who was the British historian who was most notable for studying a 62 m high minaret located in the Shahrak District , Ghor Province in Afghanistan ?
Ralph Pinder-Wilson
Ralph Pinder-Wilson