Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Finally, Samarkand!

The Guri Amir Mausoleum


The dome of the Guri Amir Mausoleum



Detail of the Guri Amir Mausoleum



The inner chapel



In the dark green one is resting Tamerlan (Amir Timur)



The ceiling of the chapel



Detail of the chapel



Detail of the chapel



The Guri Amir Mausoleum seen from a small chapel



The Registan



Sher Dor Madras seen from the minaret of the Ulughbek Madras



The view from the minaret of the Ulughbek Madras



The dome of the Tilla-Kari Madras



Sher Dor Madras



The view from the minaret of the Ulughbek Madras



Restauration works inside the minaret of the Ulughbek Madras



The courtyard of of the Ulughbek Madras



Sher Dor Madras



Sher Dor Madras



The ceiling of the Tilla-Kari Madras



Sher Dor Madras



Wandering Imam



The old fashioned (and noisy, with two LCD screens screaming Uzbek series) train to Tashkent

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