Samarkand

Traditional wedding

Tajik Weekenders

Registan in the evening

Train station in the morning light

Mosque in the Jewish quarter

In the winding old town of Samarkand there is a small mosque in the Jewish quarter for the coexistence of different religions in a small space. Credit: Justine Paci… [...]

Symbolic dome

The unique dome of the Gur Emir Mausoleum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, has 64 evenly spaced ribs, each of which is supposed to represent one year of the Prophet Mohammed’s… [...]

Veiled Symbol

Statue of… [...]

On the registan of Samarkand

Bibi-Khanym Mosque

The mosque of Bibi-Khanym in Samarkand between shadows and sunlight. Kredit: Marek Felten (Germany) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]

Historical building in a new look

Samarkand, the second largest city of Uzbekistan was connected to the railway at the end of the 19th century. The bulidng of the central station, here behind a fountain… [...]

Walk

A stroll through the heart of the necropolis of Shah-e-Zindeh, in Samarkand in Uzbekistan, offers an exceptional palette of colours. Credit: Zoé De Nadaï (France) Find all of our… [...]

Reflection

View next to Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Credit: Charlotte Bonin (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]