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| Keywords: Gorskii 03978u.jpg General view of the Shakh-i Zindeh mosque evening photo Samarkand Evening View of a Mosque The Pamir Mountains provide a dramatic backdrop for an evening view of the Shakh-i Zindeh Mosque in Samarkand a complex of graves and mortuary chapels built over many centuries for the women of the dynasties descended from Timur Tamerlane 1336-1405 the great medieval ruler of Central Asia Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii Collection Library of Congress LOC-image ppmsc 03978 Restoration by trialsanderrors http //www flickr com/photos/trialsanderrors/2862414397/ between 1905 1915 Creator Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky digital rendering for the Library of Congress by Walter Frankhauser / WalterStudio There are no known restrictions on the use of this image PD-Russia PD-1923 Photos of Samarkand by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky Samarkand Shah-i-Zinda general views | ||||
