By the middle of the XVII century. Great Mosque of Amir Temur Bibi Khanum lay in ruins, and in the center of Samarkand was a great need for a new mosque. The governor of Samarkand Yalangtush-Bii decided to build a mosque in the Registan, where it would perform the role of the madrasah. The construction of madrasah lasted nearly twenty years and was completed in 1660, The scale of gilding on the dome, walls and mihrab surpassed all famous architectural buildings in Central Asia. Because of this, the madrash got its name Tilla-Kari, which means "gold-plated". - Tilla-Kari (Registan Square, Samarkand), XVII century (9 photos)
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:10:40 +0000
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