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Uzbekistan, Samarkand: Gur-i Amir, the mausoleum of Timur (Tamerlaine) who was buried here in 1405. It was later used as a family mausoleum. The single, fluted cupola, 15 metres broad x 12.5 metres high, sits atop a drum with geometric and epigraphic ornamentation on polychrome tiling. Two, spirally-decorated columns stand either side. |
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Asian, Silk Road, picturesque, architecture, culture, historic, heritage, Muslim, colourful, artistic, Sunni Islam, tiles, majolica, faience, glazed, ornamentation, intricate |
