In dit deels onvoltooide gebouw hebben Perzische bouwmeesters geëxperimenteerd met architecturale en structurele oplossingen die later werden gebruikt in de bouw van Samarkand, de hoofdstad van de ...

In this episode of Silk Road Adventures, we uncover Samarkand’s enduring legacy—where Silk Road traders once gathered, artisans still craft silk paper, and ancient murals reveal lost ...

The word Samarkand, for many ... Then there is the azure-hued Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum, plus Shah-i-Zinda, the must-see complex of tombs showcasing the very best Timurid-era tilework dating from ...

Two days after his headstone was removed from the Gur Emur mausoleum in Samarkand, the Nazis invaded Russia during Operation Barbarassa. Stalin, nervous and superstitious, ordered Timur's remains ...