Samarkand: towards the outskirts
The Shirin Beka Oqo mausoleum built for Timur's sister in 1385 in the Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble, including mausoleums and other ritual buildings of the 9th - 14th and 19th centuries. Its avenue of mausoleums contains some of the richest tile work in the Muslim world.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Mon Jun 17, 2013