Shahrisabz
Timur was born here and built a palace so large only the gateway survives — and the gateway is thirty-eight metres high. An hour over the mountains from Samarkand.
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Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
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Ak-Saray Palace is a ruined palace and historic site in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan. The palace was built at the beginning of the Timurid period, between 1380 and 1404, under the reign of Timur. In 2000, the palace was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
upyernoz from Haverford, USA · CC BY 2.0
Dor-i-Tilavat - in the center of Shahrisabz, in the west of the Darussiodat complex, there is a complex consisting of ancient structures belonging to the Timurid dynasty - the tomb of Shamsuddin Kulol, Gumbazi Sayyidon, and the Blue Dome Mosque, built on the site of the old madrasa here.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Oct 2025
Faqscl · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gumbazi Sayidon is an architectural monument located in Shahrisabz. This mausoleum is also popularly known as Sayidlar Gumbaz, Ulugbek's mausoleum, Gumbazi Seyidon.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
Jean Housen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kuk Gumbaz Mosque is an architectural monument located in Shahrisabz, Qashqadaryo Region, Uzbekistan. The mosque was built between 1434 and 1435 by Ulug Beg Mirzo for his father Shah Rukh Mirzo. Historical inscriptions with the names of the Timurids and the time of construction have been preserved in the porch of the mosque.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Mar 2026
Mrjavokh1r · CC BY-SA 4.0
Shamsuddin Kulol Mausoleum is a 15th-century architectural monument in the city of Shahrisabz, Qashqadaryo Region, Uzbekistan. It was built on the grave of Amir Temur's father Amir Taragoi and Shamsuddin Kulol, Temur's teacher.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Mar 2026
Mrjavokh1r · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ak-Saray Palace is a ruined palace and historic site in Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan. The palace was built at the beginning of the Timurid period, between 1380 and 1404, under the reign of Timur. In 2000, the palace was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
upyernoz from Haverford, USA · CC BY 2.0
Dor-i-Tilavat - in the center of Shahrisabz, in the west of the Darussiodat complex, there is a complex consisting of ancient structures belonging to the Timurid dynasty - the tomb of Shamsuddin Kulol, Gumbazi Sayyidon, and the Blue Dome Mosque, built on the site of the old madrasa here.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Oct 2025
Faqscl · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gumbazi Sayidon is an architectural monument located in Shahrisabz. This mausoleum is also popularly known as Sayidlar Gumbaz, Ulugbek's mausoleum, Gumbazi Seyidon.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
Jean Housen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kuk Gumbaz Mosque is an architectural monument located in Shahrisabz, Qashqadaryo Region, Uzbekistan. The mosque was built between 1434 and 1435 by Ulug Beg Mirzo for his father Shah Rukh Mirzo. Historical inscriptions with the names of the Timurids and the time of construction have been preserved in the porch of the mosque.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Mar 2026
Mrjavokh1r · CC BY-SA 4.0
Shamsuddin Kulol Mausoleum is a 15th-century architectural monument in the city of Shahrisabz, Qashqadaryo Region, Uzbekistan. It was built on the grave of Amir Temur's father Amir Taragoi and Shamsuddin Kulol, Temur's teacher.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Mar 2026
Mrjavokh1r · CC BY-SA 4.0