Uzbekistan Collection (page 3)

Soviet Central Asia (Poster of the Intourist company), 1934. Artist: Anonymous
Soviet Central Asia (Poster of the Intourist company), 1934. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

A Bukhara rug, c1800. Bukhara is a city in Uzbekistan. From The Connoisseur Vol LXI, [Otto Limited, London, 1921]

Antique Bokhara prayer rug and Sarik Turkoman or Punjdeh prayer rug, c1920. A prayer rug from Bukhara, Uzbekistan and a prayer rug from Penjdeh, a village in Turkestan

Khiva, Uzbekistan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

An assembly before the mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
An assembly before the mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Tajiks of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Woman working in the silk industry, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Uzbek girls, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Uzbek man smoking calian, Samarkand, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Uzbek schoolboy working on a farm, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Gut-dressing works, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, c1890. Illustration from Caucase and Asie Centrale, Types and Costumes, (a work on the people and costume of the Caucasus and Central Asia), by L Boulanger

Bukhara wagon, Uzbekistan, c1890. Artist: Gillot
Bukhara wagon, Uzbekistan, c1890. Illustration from Caucase, Types and Paysages, (a work on the people and landscape of the Caucasus), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

Russian troops crossing the Amu Darya River, 1873 (1889). Artist: Nikolai Karasin
Russian troops crossing the Amu Darya River, 1873 (1889). In 1873 the Russian Army crossed the Amu Darya to invade the Central Asian Khanate of Khiva

Streets looking towards Registan in mid-distance, Smarkand, Uzbekistan, USSR, c20th century. The Registan was a public square, where people gathered to hear royal proclamations

Decoration on tower and dome of Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand. Uzbekistan, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Decoration on tower and dome of Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand. Uzbekistan, c20th century. The Shir Dar or Sher Dor madrasa was built in the seventeenth century

Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, c20th century. The Shir Dar or Sher Dor madrasa was built in the seventeenth century, as a teaching institution and residential school of Islamic sciences

Outside wall of Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Outside wall of Shir-Dar Madrasa, Samarkand, c20th century. The Shir Dar or Sher Dor madrasa was built in the seventeenth century

Samarkand Stone Lectern, Bibi-Khanum Mosqu ruins, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Samarkand Stone Lectern, Bibi-Khanum Mosqu ruins, c20th century. Bibi-Khanym Mosque, is one of the most important monuments of Samarkand

Ulug-Beg Madrasa built 1417-20, Samarkand Registan, c20th century Artist: CM Dixon
Ulug-Beg Madrasa built 1417-20, Samarkand Registan, c20th century. Built by Ulugh Beg during the Timurid dynasty at the Registan in the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand

Bukhara, The Kalian Mosque built 15-16th Cnt + Minarfj (1127) Artists: CM Dixon, Unknown
The Kalyan Mosque was completed circa 1514, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Glazed brick tiling in Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, 14th-15th century. Artists: CM Dixon, Unknown
Glazed brick tiling in Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, 14th-15th century. This was the burial place of most of the Timurid princes

Detail of Tomb in Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, 15th century. Artists: CM Dixon, Unknown
Detail of Tomb in Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, 15th century. Glazed-brick decoration (Timurid Dynasty). Shah-i-Zinda is a necropolis in the north-eastern part of Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Decoration on a Tomb built 1372, Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, (c20th century). Artists: CM Dixon, Unknown
Decoration on a Tomb built 1372, Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, (c20th century). Glazed-brick decoration (Timurid Dynasty)

Domes of Mausoleum, Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, 14th-15th century, (c20th century). Artists: CM Dixon, Unknown
Domes of Mausoleum, Shah-i-Zinda Complex, Samarkand, 14th-15th century, (c20th century). Glazed-brick decoration (Timurid Dynasty)

Timurs Tomb, (Tamberlaine), Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum, Samarkand, c20th century. Artists: CM Dixon, Unknown
Timurs Tomb, (Tamberlaine), Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum, Samarkand, c20th century. Timur (1336-1405), historically known as Amir Timur and Tamerlane was a Turco-Mongol conqueror

Tomb of Ulug-Beg in Mausoleum of Gur-e-Amir (built 1404), Samarkand, c20th century. Ulugh Beg (1394-1449), was notable for his work in astronomy-related mathematics

Silver Dirham of Caliph al-Mahdi, c775-785. Abbasid Dynasty minted at Bukhar. Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Mansur (744 or 745 - 785), better known as al-Mahdi ( He who is guided by God)

Timur enthroned during celebrations, Mughal manuscript, 1600-1601. Timur was a Turco-Mongol conqueror. At British Museum

The Shah-i-Zindeh or Living King necropolis, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 14-15th Century. Artist: CM Dixon
The Shah-i-Zindeh or Living King necropolis, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 14-15th Century. This was the burial place of most of the Timurid princes

Reconstruction of a high-status neanderthal burial in central Asia
Reconstruction of a neanderthal burial in central Asia at Teshik Tash. Probably a high-status burial, with animal bones and horns arranged suggesting a ritual burial

Stone lectern, 14th century
Stone lectern in the ruins of the Bibi-Khanum Mosque. It is made of marble, and eight feet long, 14th century

Bibi-Khanum Mosque, 14th century
Bibi-Khanum Mosque, erected by Timur to commemorate his Indian campaign. Bibi-Khanum, supposedly one of the daughters of the Emperor of China, was one of Timurs wives, 14th century

Tower of the Shah-Zindeh Mausoleums, 14th century
Tower of the Shah-Zindeh Mausoleums, made of glazed brick, 14th century

Monument to Yuri Gagarin, mid 20th century
Monument to the astronaut Yuri Gagarin, who came from Uzbekistan, mid 20th century

History Museum in Tashkent, formerly Lenin Museum

Portrait of Lenin in the street

Interior decoration of the Emirs palace in Bukhara

The Mausoleum of Ismail Samani, 10th century
The Mausoleum of Ismail Samani, considered the father of the Taijik nation, 10th century

Courtyard of the Kalian Mosque, 15th century

Walls and gate of the ancient city of Bukhara

The Kalian Mosque, 12th century
The Kalian Mosque. On the left is the base of the Kalian Minaret, built in 1127 AD, with a brick relief decoration

Mausoleum of Ismail Samani in Samarkand, 9th century
Mausoleum of Ismail Samani (reigned 892-907) in Samarkand, built of baked brick. This was the tomb of members of the Samani dynasty

Muslim at prayer in a mosque in Samarkand - many mosques in the USSR were turned into museums

Gur-I-Mir Mausoleum in Samarkand, which contains Timurs Tomb

Hydroelectric power station near Tashkent, at that point in the USSR

Kalian Mosque in Bukhara, 16th century
Kalian Mosque in Bukhara in Uzbekistan. An Islamic madrasa, founded in the 12th century and built in the 16th century. The minaret can be seen on the left

Kalian Minaret in Bukhara, 12th century
Kalian Minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It is approximately 45 metres high, 12th century

Mosque with wooden columns, 18th century
A mosque with wooden columns in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 18th century

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