PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE · 1924–1925
Samarkand — Bibi Khanum Mosque
The northwestern exterior corner minaret. Originally one of four, it is the only one to survive. A partly demolished staircase leads up to the high entrance, and a 19th century building stands to the right An approximate settlement centre is shown for Samarkand; the marker is not the camera position. Photograph: Ernst Cohn-Wiener. Source: British Museum.
- Subject
- Architecture and City Views
- Region
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Image type
- Photograph
- Date
- 1924–1925
- Record number
- 1035980
- Coordinates
- 39.654560, 66.964450
- Record type
- Photograph
- Location evidence
- An approximate settlement centre is shown for Samarkand; the marker is not the camera position.
- Date note
- The source photograph record gives the date range 1924–1925; this is not the construction date.
- Collection
- World Archive ↗
- High resolution
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