Registan
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Registan, officially the Registan Square is a historic public square in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It served as the heart of the Timurid Empire and later as the city's commercial, educational,
The Registan and its three madrasas (from left to right): the Ulugh Beg Madrasa, the Tilakari Madrasa and the Sherdar Madrasa
Maquette of the Registan at the UN headquarters in New York City
Side view of the Sherdar Madrasa and the Ulugh Beg Madrasa (left)
The Ulugh Beg Madrasa
Sherdar Madrasa
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The Sherdar Madrasa is a 17th-century madrasa located on the Registan in the historic center of Samarkand, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Uzbekistan. The madrasa's name references the distinctive tig
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…and ceremonial center. The square is famed for its ensemble of three madrasas (Islamic schools): the Ulugh Beg Madrasa of the Timurid period, the Sherdar Madrasa and the Tilakari Madrasa, built later under the Janid dynasty—which together they represent some of the finest achievements of Islamic architecture in…
The Sher Dor cropped
Lion and Sun on the façade of the Sherdar Madrasa (1028 AH / 1627 CE)
Kalon Minaret, Bukhara