PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE · 1924–1925
Samarkand — Shah-i Zinda Complex
View from the southeast. The stairs lead up from the Dargah mosque. The ribbed dome in the midground to the left belongs to the Amir Zadeh mausoleum. The domed structure to the right is the Shirin Beg Agha mausoleum, before which stands the remaining wall of Amir Husayn ibn Tughluq Tekin mausoleum. The stairs leading down to the entrance are visible on the left 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
- 1036353
- 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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