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Samarkand Collection (#8)

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Background imageSamarkand Collection: Illustration, Hassan by James Elroy Flecker

Illustration, Hassan by James Elroy Flecker
Illustration to Hassan (The Story of Hassan of Baghdad and How he Came to Make the Golden Journey to Samarkand), a verse drama by James Elroy Flecker, with illustrations by Thomas Mackenzie

Background imageSamarkand Collection: Book cover design, Hassan by James Elroy Flecker

Book cover design, Hassan by James Elroy Flecker
Book cover design in red and gold, Hassan (The Story of Hassan of Baghdad and How he Came to Make the Golden Journey to Samarkand), a verse drama by James Elroy Flecker

Background imageSamarkand Collection: Landmarks in Samarkand City in Uzbekistan

Landmarks in Samarkand City in Uzbekistan
Illustration of a Landmarks in Samarkand City in Uzbekistan

Background imageSamarkand Collection: Illustration of cast-bronze cauldron made for Timur (Tamerlane), Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Illustration of cast-bronze cauldron made for Timur (Tamerlane), Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Background imageSamarkand Collection: The Tomb of Saint Daniar-Palvan, Near Samarcand

The Tomb of Saint Daniar-Palvan, Near Samarcand

Background imageSamarkand Collection: Tamerlane (engraving)

Tamerlane (engraving)
KW268331 Tamerlane (engraving) by Cook, J.W. (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tamerlane (1336-1405) also known as Taimur, Timur Lenk, Timur i Lneg

Background imageSamarkand Collection: Tamerlane (1336-1404) from an album of portraits of Moghul emperors, 1774 (gouache

Tamerlane (1336-1404) from an album of portraits of Moghul emperors, 1774 (gouache
XIR158271 Tamerlane (1336-1404) from an album of portraits of Moghul emperors, 1774 (gouache on paper) by Indian School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; Indian, out of copyright

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: CITADEL, c1870. Buildings under construction on the citadel of Samarkand, Uzbekistan

SAMARKAND: CITADEL, c1870. Buildings under construction on the citadel of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Photographed c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: MADRASA. The 15th century madrasa of Bibi Khanym at Samarkand, Uzbekistan

SAMARKAND: MADRASA. The 15th century madrasa of Bibi Khanym at Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: MAUSOLEUM RUINS. Man seated on the ruins of a mausoleum in Samarkand

SAMARKAND: MAUSOLEUM RUINS. Man seated on the ruins of a mausoleum in Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: SART HOME, c1910. In the courtyard of a Sart home

SAMARKAND: SART HOME, c1910. In the courtyard of a Sart home. The Sart people are Turkic-speaking Muslims. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: BAYGA, c1910. A large group of men on horseback assemble for a traditional

SAMARKAND: BAYGA, c1910. A large group of men on horseback assemble for a traditional game of horsemanship called bayga. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: MADRASAH, c1910. The entrance to the Tillia-Kari Madrasah. Photograph, c1910

SAMARKAND: MADRASAH, c1910. The entrance to the Tillia-Kari Madrasah. Photograph, c1910. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: STUDENTS, c1910. Students of Islam in Samarkand

SAMARKAND: STUDENTS, c1910. Students of Islam in Samarkand. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: JEWISH STUDENTS. A group of Jewish students with their teacher

SAMARKAND: JEWISH STUDENTS. A group of Jewish students with their teacher. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND, c1910. A street in old Samarkand. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii

SAMARKAND, c1910. A street in old Samarkand. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: SART WOMAN. A Sart woman in Samarkand. The Sart people are Turkic-speaking Muslims

SAMARKAND: SART WOMAN. A Sart woman in Samarkand. The Sart people are Turkic-speaking Muslims. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND, 1910. View of Samarkand from Tillia-Kari madrasah

SAMARKAND, 1910. View of Samarkand from Tillia-Kari madrasah. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: MADRASAH, c1910. The Tilla-Kari madrasah from Registan sqaure in Samarkand

SAMARKAND: MADRASAH, c1910. The Tilla-Kari madrasah from Registan sqaure in Samarkand. Photographed by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: SART HOUSE, c1910. A traditional dwelling of the Sart people, Turkic-speaking

SAMARKAND: SART HOUSE, c1910. A traditional dwelling of the Sart people, Turkic-speaking Muslims that reside in central Asia. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: SIAB RIVER, c1910. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

SAMARKAND: SIAB RIVER, c1910. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: SHEPHERD, c1910. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

SAMARKAND: SHEPHERD, c1910. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: TRADERS, c1910. Traders in Registan, which was the heart of ancient Samarkand

SAMARKAND: TRADERS, c1910. Traders in Registan, which was the heart of ancient Samarkand. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: BARBER, c1910. Barbers in the Registan, which was the heart of ancient Samarkand

SAMARKAND: BARBER, c1910. Barbers in the Registan, which was the heart of ancient Samarkand. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: MADRASAH, c1910. Portion of the Shir-Dar minaret and its dome from the

SAMARKAND: MADRASAH, c1910. Portion of the Shir-Dar minaret and its dome from the Tillia-Kari Madrasah. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: MADRASAH, c1910. The Ulugh Beg Madrasah in the Registan, which was the

SAMARKAND: MADRASAH, c1910. The Ulugh Beg Madrasah in the Registan, which was the heart of ancient Samarkand. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: SCHOOL, c1910. A school for students of Sart ethnicity, a Turkic-speaking minority

SAMARKAND: SCHOOL, c1910. A school for students of Sart ethnicity, a Turkic-speaking minority. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND, c1905. View of Samarkand. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii

SAMARKAND, c1905. View of Samarkand. Photograph by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, c1910

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: CART YARD, c1870. A cart yard in Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

SAMARKAND: CART YARD, c1870. A cart yard in Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: HIDES, c1870. Vendors selling unprocessed hides at the bazaar in Samarkand

SAMARKAND: HIDES, c1870. Vendors selling unprocessed hides at the bazaar in Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND, c1870. View of the Zaravshan district of Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

SAMARKAND, c1870. View of the Zaravshan district of Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: BARBER, c1870. A barber at the bazaar in Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

SAMARKAND: BARBER, c1870. A barber at the bazaar in Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: VENDOR, c1870. A chest vendor at the bazaar in the Zaravshan district of Samarkand

SAMARKAND: VENDOR, c1870. A chest vendor at the bazaar in the Zaravshan district of Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: WATCHMEN, c1870. Watchmen on guard at the wholesale warehouse in the

SAMARKAND: WATCHMEN, c1870. Watchmen on guard at the wholesale warehouse in the Zaravshan district of Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: VENDORS, c1870. Vendors of beads and other trinkets at the bazaar in Samarkand

SAMARKAND: VENDORS, c1870. Vendors of beads and other trinkets at the bazaar in Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: TURBAN VENDOR. A vendor of turbans at a bazaar in the Zaravshan district of Samarkand

SAMARKAND: TURBAN VENDOR. A vendor of turbans at a bazaar in the Zaravshan district of Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: HAT VENDOR, c1870. A vendor of hats and yarmulkes at a bazaar in the

SAMARKAND: HAT VENDOR, c1870. A vendor of hats and yarmulkes at a bazaar in the Zaravshan district of Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: VENDOR, c1870. A vendor of shirts and other clothes at a bazaar in the

SAMARKAND: VENDOR, c1870. A vendor of shirts and other clothes at a bazaar in the Zaravshan district of Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: MERCHANTS, c1870. Merchants selling paper and pens at a bazaar in the

SAMARKAND: MERCHANTS, c1870. Merchants selling paper and pens at a bazaar in the Zaravshan district of Samarkand. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: CITADEL, c1870. Construction inside the citadel in Zaravshan district

SAMARKAND: CITADEL, c1870. Construction inside the citadel in Zaravshan district. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: FESTIVAL, c1870. Festival in Samarkand celebrating the Persian New Year

SAMARKAND: FESTIVAL, c1870. Festival in Samarkand celebrating the Persian New Year. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: CITADEL, c1870. Ruins of the citadel of Afrasiab, the mythical king

SAMARKAND: CITADEL, c1870. Ruins of the citadel of Afrasiab, the mythical king and hero of Turan and archenemy of Iran. Photograph by N.V. Bogaevskii, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: BRIDGE, c1870. Ruins of the Bridge of Shadman Malik. Photograph by N

SAMARKAND: BRIDGE, c1870. Ruins of the Bridge of Shadman Malik. Photograph by N.V. Bogaevskii, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: MADRASAH, c1870. Tillia Kari Madrasah, built by Yalanktush Bagadur

SAMARKAND: MADRASAH, c1870. Tillia Kari Madrasah, built by Yalanktush Bagadur, vizier to Imam Kuli Khan, in 1648. Photograph by N.V. Bogaevskii, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: MADRASAH, c1870. Madrasa, or Islamic educational center, of Bibi Khanum

SAMARKAND: MADRASAH, c1870. Madrasa, or Islamic educational center, of Bibi Khanum. Photograph by N.V. Bogaevskii, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND, c1870. Adobe buildings on the banks of Zeravshan River. Photograph, c1870

SAMARKAND, c1870. Adobe buildings on the banks of Zeravshan River. Photograph, c1870

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND: BAZaR, c1875. Vendors at a bazaar in Samarkand. Photograph, c1875

SAMARKAND: BAZaR, c1875. Vendors at a bazaar in Samarkand. Photograph, c1875

Background imageSamarkand Collection: SAMARKAND, c1870. A Russian soldier stands guard at the Mausoleum of Sheikh Nurdin

SAMARKAND, c1870. A Russian soldier stands guard at the Mausoleum of Sheikh Nurdin Bashir Kutbi Chardakhum. Photograph by N.V. Bogaevskii, c1870




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"Discover the Timeless Beauty of Samarkand: A Journey through History and Culture" Step into the enchanting city of Samarkand, where history comes alive in every corner. The Sherdar Madrasah at Registan Square, a masterpiece by artist Vereshchagin, transports you back to 1869-1870 with its intricate architecture and stunning details. Immerse yourself in the Tilla Kari Madrasa, built between 1646-1660. This Uzbek gem showcases the rich cultural heritage of Samarkand, leaving visitors awe-inspired by its grandeur. Witness the captivating sight of Wandering Uzbek Dervishes from Samarkand as they perform their mesmerizing rituals. Their spiritual presence adds an ethereal touch to this ancient city. Indulge your senses with fresh Uzbek bread, a culinary delight that tantalizes taste buds and reflects the vibrant food culture of Samarkand. Marvel at the diverse crowd gathered at Tamerlane's mausoleum. People from all walks of life pay homage to this legendary figure, creating a tapestry of cultures that make up modern-day Samarkand. The Bibi Khanym Mosque beckons with its ribbed dome adorned with exquisite tiles and Arabic script. Its architectural splendor is a testament to the city's Islamic heritage. Explore Ulugh Begs Medressa at Registan Square, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This educational institution stands as a symbol of intellectual pursuit during ancient times. Get lost in the bustling marketplaces where pulses are sold abundantly. The vibrant colors and aromas evoke an authentic Central Asian experience unique to Samarkand. Admire close-up turquoise ceramics that adorn buildings throughout this historical city. These intricate designs showcase local craftsmanship passed down through generations. Behold Shir Dor Madrasa's majestic facade which captivates onlookers with its mythical animal motifs and stunning architecture. This masterpiece is a testament to the city's artistic prowess.