Descripción del sitio
This marker is part of an extended History of Islamic Architecture
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Gur-e-Amir MosqueTimur Tamerlane's Mausoleum1403-1404
Timurid
Timur built this celebrated monument as the resting place of his grandson and heir-presumptive Muhammad Sultan, who died in battle in 1403 at the age of 29. In 1405 Timur himself was interred here, and later were his sons Miranshah and Shah Rukh and his grandson, Pir Muhammad. Timur's spiritual advisor, Sayyid Barakah, also lies within. Ulugh Beg, who had established the tomb as the Timurid dynastic mausoleum and commissioned additions, was the last of the family to be placed within the crypt. - Photos 1977.
The unique dome after restoration in the 1970s.
For more photos from Samarkand go to Rolf's Samarkand 1977 and 1989