Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan
The bronze equestrian monument to Amir Temur (Timur or Tamerlane), the outstanding commander and statesman of the 14th century, who managed to found a centralised united state composed of 27 countries, from the Mediterranean Sea to India. it stands in the centre of Amir Temur Square. The monument was designed by Ilkhom Jabbarov.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sun Jun, 2013