PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE · 1924–1925
Samarkand — Shirin Bika Aqa Mausoleum
Exterior view of the rear from the northeast. The octagonal mausoleum stands on the right. The ribbed domes of the Amirzadeh and Shad-i Mulk Aqa mausolea are visible in the background. The dome to the left of the Shirin Biqa Aqa belongs to the anonymous mausoleum III 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
- 1036140
- 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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