Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Scene in the Registan
Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Scene in the Registan. 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. The Registan is framed by three madrasas (Islamic schools) of distinctive Islamic architecture
Picture No
11045953
Media ID
46719343
Size
5759px x 3624px
(4.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1910
