Shakhrisabz, the birthplace of Timur
View to the statue of Amir Timur and the Kok Gumbaz Mosque from one of the gate towers of Aq Saray, Timur's Summer Palace, the “White Palace” that was planned as the most grandiose of all Timur's constructions, in Shakhrisabz (formerly known as Kesh or Kish, meaning “heart-pleasing”), 85 kilometres south of Samarkand.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Wed Jun 19, 2013