The capital of the mighty empire
Samarkand, a city that is the capital of desertification that Tamerlane made, with the beauty of a powerful empire and strange things. Samarkand filled with palaces, mosques, mausoleums with soaring towers with large dome. Virtually are sky blue accents and hundreds of years old.
Shah-i-Zinda, the city of the dead, which was built in the mid-century, 11-19. The house is the tomb of trusted people, relatives of Tamerlane
The great cathedrals
Built with incredible size, the mosque in Samarkand and many other historic buildings beyond the modern city. For example, Bibi Khanum mosque, where Tamerland built after he invaded India late 14th century this project 450 marble columns were created in the strength of 100 elephants.
Heart of an Empire
Even famous Tamerland Uzbekistan capital - where his empire once stretched across the lands from India to Turkey, Russia, Saudi Arabia, is the focus of his reign is still Registan (or " sand domain "in Perisian) in Samarkand. The square used to be the place where the royal statement as well as the place of performance of public executions. Today, the Registan was the venue several major events, including music festivals.
City of dome
Samarkand is a city of domes and they look much more beautiful when seen from the inside. The large dome is high and that architectural heritage of the Tamerlane leave. Samarkand received the title of UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to this architectural masterpiece. Typically, cathedral ceiling Tilla Kari (meaning "gold-coated"), located in the Registan.
Science and literature
Mirzo Ulugbek, grandson of Tamerlane and also the 3rd king of his successors, is a mathematician and poet, whose intelligence than a leader. Mirzo Ulugbek was ousted by his own son to want to rule in the kingdom.
Mirzo Ulugbek legacy that is left Ulugbek observatory that he built island by 1428. The city government has spent a lot of wealth to preservation and conservation of historical buildings in Samrkand, including entrance to the observatory present.
Tomb of the Emperor
Tamerlane, a conquering emperor went four winds, died in 1405. He was buried in Gur-Emir mausoleum. Like ourselves, the resting place of Tamerlane just makes people scared because of the vast and formidable with a lot of gold and rubies of the world's most large.
Tamerlane is one of the most feared emperor of the world, who conquered most of Western and Central Asia. In the late 14th century, the time of the most powerful empire that he heads, experts say his history that killed 5% of the world population.
However, the legacy that Tamerlane left behind very beautiful life. Even today, after 25 years of independence, Uzbekistan is a country still causing controversy because this famous kings along with the ancient works being preserved.
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