Gur-e-Amir. Samarakand.
Gur-e Amir translated, from the persian language...."Tomb of the King", Amir Timur, aka Tamerlane, a warrior king of the late 14th century, that's in normal time. Not sure what century it becomes in muhammad's world.
It is a complex containing the tombs of Timur, aka Tamerlane, his sons and grandsons, and weirdly Timur's teacher; Sayyid Baraka.
That sure beats an end of term gift of an out of date box of chocolates, or a plastic pot plant.
Major restoration was undertaken in the 1950's to the dome, main entranceway and minarets, with the replacement of the bright blue tiles and decoration.
There was an inscription on the outside of the tomb, a warning to one and all which read
"When I rise from the dead, the world shall tremble"
In the mid 20th century, Soviet scientists and archeologists sought to open Timur's tomb; Samarkand was abound with rumour that opening the tomb would curse those involved. Attempts were made by local officials warning the excavation team of the risks.
The tomb was opened revealing a second inscription
“Whosoever disturbs my tomb will unleash an invader more terrible than I"
the tomb was opened on 20th June 1941...........
....two days later Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
Uncle Joe seemed to believe the curse and ordered Timur be reburied with full Islamic burial rites, which was undertaken....... shortly before the Soviet victory at Stalingrad.
Amir Timur himself wanted to be buried in a simple tomb in Shakhrisabz his home town, but his relatives had other plans and so he ended up here.
Don't forget peole. Make a will and state what you want, if you fail to prepare; you prepare to fail.
The traditional stone tombs are in fact purely decorative: the bodies are in fact buried in crypts beneath the floor.
Internally major restoration was undertaken throughout the 1970's
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OMG so many details on the architecture of the building! It's fascinating!
Hi, very intricate detail with all that mosaic and the style of the buildings
Such a beautiful structure. Love the details you show.
Hahaha his plans didn’t work out like he wanted. A shame they didn’t listen to him.
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beautiful ancient and modern arquitecture
Cheers @latinowinner thanks for dropping in, yes beautiful indeed am glad you enjoyed
Wow...such a story behind the beautiful image, thank you very much for sharing.
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It's really nice to see these architectures, how meticulously they were made. I've only seen a few reports about them on YouTube. Have a good trip. Best wishes to you.
Cheers @nahid43 thanks for dropping in they were certainly very skilled, have a great week
Wow, really beautiful architecture! Thank you so much for sharing!
Cheers @houhou thanks for dropping in and your feedback, always good to hear people enjoy my snaps, have a great week
This is such a beautiful sight. Love the patterns on the building.
cheers @vaynard86 thanks for dropping in, I agree very interesting an d skilful work
Apparently you can not touch the tombs that are still can bring very serious consequences, it is better to leave still what we do not know and more if they have warnings, thank goodness that Timur returned to it again. Fascinating place.
cheers @noalys thanks for dropping in, it certainly was amazing, I am glad that you enjoyed and thanks for your interest. Have a great week ahead
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