Showing posts with label Registan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Registan. Show all posts

Registan (Samarkand): Sher-Dor Madrasah

Samarkand. Registan square. The Sher-Dor Madrasah was built in the 17th century. They said that the decoration of the Sher-Dor (Having Tigers) Madrasah is not as refined as the decoration of Ulugh Beg Madrasah (15th century)... but I like it.

Samarkand: Registan

Registan was the centre of the ancient Samarkand, heart of The Silk Road and Tamerlane's capital . The name Registan means sandy place in Persian.
You can see, from left to right, the Ulugbek Madrasah, the Tilya-Kori Madrasah and the Sher-Dor Madrasah.