Sherdor Madrasah Samarkand Uzbekistan U.S.S.R.

HUGH MC MILLAN
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Sherdor Madrasah Samarkand Uzbekistan U.S.S.R.
Sherdor Madrasah Samarkand Uzbekistan U.S.S.R.

Anyone who gets on the Registan Square in Samarkand, loses the sense familiar to his proportions. The same feeling a person experiences when facing a mountain or a pyramid. The scale of space and buildings, the harmony of proportions and exquisite luxury finishes evoke any enthusiasm and a sincere respect for the creators of this masterpiece.

Registan - the heart of Samarkand, a huge square in the old town center, on which stand three majestic medieval university ("madrassas") - Ulugbek madrasah, Sherdor madrasah and Tilla-Kori madrasah.

The ensemble of three madrasahs is a unique example of urban art and a remarkable example of architectural design of the city's main square. In 2001, this ensemble, along with other ancient buildings of Samarkand is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Sherdor Madrasah almost standing in front of the mirror repeats Ulugbek Madrassah, albeit in distorted proportions. It is distinguished by an excessively large-sized canopy, which could cause gradual destruction of the building within a few decades after its construction. The walls are covered with quotations from the Koran, on the entrance portal of the emblem of Samarkand - the leopard with the sun on his back, placed in the center arch of the swastika, and the top of a special Arabic script is written "God Almighty". With great imagination and yard decorated exterior facades. The architectural decoration of the applied coating of glazed brick, mosaic kits and painted with lots of gold. In the mosaic panels yard arches are many climbing flowers, buds, forming a complex pattern of ornamental tracery.

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Taken on: August 30, 1979
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