Tag: Samarkand
Details of the Silk Road
A detailed view of a dome in the Shah-i-Zinda complex in Samarkand. The complex is home to some of the most well-restored Silk Road era architecture in Uzbekistan. Credit: Ashley… [...]
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Mosque in the Jewish quarter
In the winding old town of Samarkand there is a small mosque in the Jewish quarter for the coexistence of different religions in a small space. Credit: Justine Paci… [...]
Symbolic dome
The unique dome of the Gur Emir Mausoleum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, has 64 evenly spaced ribs, each of which is supposed to represent one year of the Prophet Mohammed’s… [...]
Veiled Symbol
Statue of… [...]
Bibi-Khanym Mosque
The mosque of Bibi-Khanym in Samarkand between shadows and sunlight. Kredit: Marek Felten (Germany) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]
Historical building in a new look
Samarkand, the second largest city of Uzbekistan was connected to the railway at the end of the 19th century. The bulidng of the central station, here behind a fountain… [...]
