Hidden behind the palace walls, the Mabeyn Passage of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkiye once served as a secluded corridor used by Ottoman sultans.

The late celebrated painter Kamal ud-Din Behzad was known for his miniature art. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

HERAT: Hundreds of years after the celebrated painter Kamal ud-Din Behzad roamed the streets of Herat, artists in the Afghan ...

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UN's cultural agency inscribed Behzad's style of miniature art on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December ...

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UNESCO’s recognition of Kamal ud-Din Behzad’s miniature art offers rare encouragement to artists struggling to keep Herat’s cultural legacy alive.

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