Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Madrasa in The Registan

The Registan - the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid dynasty, now in Uzbekistan. The Registan was a public square, where people gathered to hear royal proclamations, heralded by blasts on enormous copper pipes called dzharchis - and a place of public executions. It is framed by three madrasahs (Islamic schools) of distinctive Islamic architecture. Pictured here is an example of the fantastic geometric tiling on one of the Madrasah walls

Distinctive Geometric Madarasaa Madrasah Madrasahs Madrassa Madraza Medresa Medrese Pale Registan Samarkand Shapes Tiles Tiling Timurid Uzbek Uzbekistan

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