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Bibi Khanum mosque. It was built (1399) as Samarkands main place of worship and dedicated to Timurs favourite wife, Sarai Mulk Khanum, a Mongolian princess. A Unesco World Heritage Site, Samarkand
Sher-Dor Madrasah at the Registan square. A Unesco World Heritage Site, Samarkand. Uzbekistan
Sher-Dor Madrasah minaret at the Registan square. A Unesco World Heritage Site, Samarkand. Uzbekistan
Detail of a madrassah. Registan square, a Unesco World Heritage Site, Samarkand. Uzbekistan
Registan square, a Unesco World Heritage Site, Samarkand. Uzbekistan
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Two women in the grocery market
The Registan square and its three madrasahs. From left to right: Ulugh Beg Madrasah, Tilya-Kori Madrasah and Sher-Dor Madrasah. A Unesco World Heritage Site, Samarkand. Uzbekistan
The Registan square and Ulugh Beg Madrasah. A Unesco World Heritage Site, Samarkand. Uzbekistan
Gur-e Mir mausoleum, commissioned by Timur for his grandson and heir Muhammed Sultan who died campaining in 1404. In 1405 Timur too died and was placed in Gur-e Mir along with other princes
The Registan Square, built in 15th to 17th century. The oldest of the three structures (seen on left) is the Ulugh Beg Madrassah, built around 1420
The Shah-I-Zandah Necropolis, built on the southern slopes of Afrasaib Hill over a period of 900 years from 11th - 19th centuries
Bibi Khanum mosque during reconstruction. Construction started in 1399 by Timur, the mosque was built as Samarkands main place of worship and dedicated to Timurs favourite wife
Statue of Timur
Uzbek women at a bread stall in the market
Melon seller at the main market
Detail of dome of Tillya-Kari-Medrassah
Bibi Khanym Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
