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Mausoleum of Shirin Beg Agha, sister of Timur, at the Shah-i Zinda necropolis in Samarqand. The ext

Mausoleum of Shirin Beg Agha, sister of Timur, at the Shah-i Zinda necropolis in Samarqand. The exterior decoration of this tomb includes inscriptions attributed to Socrates, including: “In truth the people of this world are like birds rejoicing.”

#shah-i zinda #shirin beg agha #samarkand #uzbekistan #central asia #ceramics #tile mosaic #socrates #cultural exchange #mausoleum #islamic art #design #architecture #islamic architecture #samarqand #timurid #timurids

@Timurids and friends

Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:01:29

judithslayingholofernes: Jewish Girls in Samarkand 1905-1915 (source)

judithslayingholofernes:

Jewish Girls in Samarkand
1905-1915
(source)

#bukharan jews #uzbekistan #samarqand

@Treasure of the East.

Fri, 12 Feb 2016 07:38:27