PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE · 1924–1925
Samarkand — Tuman Aqa Mausoleum
View northwest from the roof of the mosque of Qussam ibn Abbas. The roof and pishtaq partially visible in the foreground to the right belongs to the mausoleum of 1361, the dome partially visible to the left belongs to the upper chahar taq. Ahead is the dome and pishtaq of the Tuman Aqa mausoleum, adjoining on its left the Tuman Aqa mosque 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
- 1036155
- 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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