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Entrance to the Gur-e Amir Mausoleum with the mausoleum in the background, Samarkand.
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Title:
Entrance to the Gur-e Amir Mausoleum with the mausoleum in the background, Samarkand.
Caption:
The Gur-e Amir or Guri Amir is the mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Tamerlane (also known as Timur) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It occupies an important place in the history of Persian Architecture as the precursor and model for later great Mughal architecture tombs, including Humayun's Tomb in Delhi and the Taj Mahal in Agra, built by Timur's descendants, the ruling Mughal dynasty of North India. It has been heavily restored. Gur-e Amir is Persian for 'Tomb of the King'. This architectural complex with its azure dome contains the tombs of Tamerlane, his sons Shah Rukh and Miran Shah and grandsons Ulugh Beg and Muhammad Sultan. Also honoured with a place in the tomb is Timur's teacher Sayyid Baraka.
Credit:
Album / Pictures From History/Universal Images Group
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Image size:
3475 x 4935 px | 49.1 MB
Print size:
29.4 x 41.8 cm | 11.6 x 16.4 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ARCHITECTURAL • ARCHITECTURE • ASIA • ASIAN • FUNERARY • GRAVE • GUR-E AMIR • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ISLAM • ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE • ISLAMIC • ISLAMISM • MAUSOLEO • MAUSOLEUM • MUSLIM • RELIGION • SAMARKAND • SEPULCHER • SÉPULCRE • SILK ROAD • SILK ROUTE • TAMERLANE • TIMUR • TIMURID • TOMB • UZBEK • UZBEKISTAN
