Registan
Samarkand, Uzbekistan 2012
Sher Dor Madrassa, built in the 17th century. The tigers are unique for an Islamic structure as Islam forbids depicting living things in art. The two round towers on each side of the entrance are minarets. They’ve been shortened to stabilize them: that’s what we were told.
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