SAMARKAND
SAMARKAND CITY BLUE DOMES, UNIQUE MAUSOLEUMS AND MINARETS.
Samarkand also Samarqand is perhaps the most famous city of
modern Uzbekistan. The site of Samarkand was settled about 2000BC. In times of
old the city was also known as Airosiab and also Maracanda by the Greeks. The
city was the capita Persian province and was conquered by Alexander the Great
in 329 BC.It subsequently grew as a trade center on the route between China and
the Mediterranean region.
Sogdiana and Marokand –the old names of the unique city.
Originally, the story was riddled Samarikand great and tragic events. Samarkand
was destroyed in the time of Alexander the Great, but in spite of this, the
newly reborn and become a mighty empire of Timur. At the great city of Ulugbek
gained fame and became a major centre of science, which indicates built Ulugbek
observatory, which has been preserved to this day.
The ancient city of Afrosiab, an important settlement in the 1st Millennium
was one of the jewels of the Silk Road: surrounded by Sogdans in700 BC under
the Achaemenid Dynasty of Persia before Alexander the Great conquered it in 329
BC.
The creeks referred to Samarkand as Marakanda to the
Greeks.The architecture and townscape of Samakand, situated at the crossroad of
ancient cultures, are masterpieces of Islamic cultural creativity.
The historic town illustrates its art, architecture and
townscape of Samakand, situated at the crossroad of ancient cultures, are
masterpieces of Islamic cultural creativity.
The historic town illustrates its art, architecture and the
most important stages of Central Asia and its cultural and political history.
Samarkand is at least 2700 years old as traced in the holy Zoroastom book “
Avesta” .Aside from its architechtural history, Samarkand is the place of birth
for the first paper mill in the world by 2 Chinese prisoners from the battle f
Tallas in 751 soon after, it spread to
the west.
Main architectural monuments of Samarkand are :
Registan Square –the “heart” of Samarkand –ensemble of 3
majestic madrasehs( XIV-XVI) –Sherdor,Ulugbek and Tillya Qory; The grandiose
Cathedral Bibi –Khanum Mosque (XV) Gur – Emir
Mausoleum of Timur (Tamerlan), his sons and grandson Ulugbek (XV) Tamerlan
grandson Ulugbek’s observatory (1420)-the ruins of an immense (30m) astrolabe
for observing stars position; Shakhi-Zinda-“The Living King” (Xi-XVIII cc)
Necropolis of Samarkand rulers and noblemen, consisting of set of superb
decorated mausoleums;Khoja Daniyar Mausoleum-mausoleum of legendary prophet of
3 religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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