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Bibi
Khanum Mosque
Samarkand,
Uzbekistan
1398-1405
Only four
massive fragments and a minaret survive of this enormous mosque
commissioned by Timur after a victorious campaign in Hindustan.
Located near the Iron Gate, the mosque faced a madrasa, no longer
extant, that would later abut the mausoleum constructed for Saray
Mulk Khanum, now in a ruinous state. A covered bazaar connected the
massive mosque to Registan Square.
The four
fragments mark the four central points of the courtyard mosque: on
the east-west axis, the monumental entrance portal with minarets,
and the immense domed sanctuary with an iwan flanked by minarets;
on the north-south axis, two smaller iwans and domed chambers that
punctuated the long sides of the courtyard.
Source:
www.archnet.org
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