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Samarkand

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Morteza7953 # 20. June 2008, 10:30

is this a mosque?
what's its name?

pROCKrammer # 20. June 2008, 14:08

hm ... name?? As i8 can remember it is "Gor Amir". It is not mosque. I dont know it in English but it is grave of Amir Temur and his teacher sons.

Morteza7953 # 20. June 2008, 14:27

cool!
so you have persian words in your language. 'gor' and 'amir' are both persian words and mean 'tomb' and 'king' respectively.

ruljo # 1. December 2009, 16:44

Gur-e Amir is Persian for "Tomb of the King" and contains the tombs of Tamerlane and his sons. Such a marvellous piece of architecture! This is a picture from inside:
http://my.opera.com/ruljo/albums/showpic.dml?album=404570&picture=5715753
and the lights by night are just spectacular: http://my.opera.com/ruljo/albums/showpic.dml?album=404570&picture=5715761