Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan
The 20 metres high portal of Kukeldash Madrasah, a medieval madrasah in Tashkent, built around 1570 during the Shaybanid Dynasty. After having functioned a variety of purposes it was made into a fully functioning madrasah again in 1990.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Mon Jun 03, 2013