Gur-e Amir
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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The Gur-e Amir is a brick mausoleum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, built in 1404 in the Timurid style of Islamic architecture and standing about 30 metres high. It is the tomb of the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur (Tamerlane). It is regarded as a precursor to, and influence on, later Mughal tombs, including the Bagh-e-Babur in Kabul, Humayun's Tomb in Delhi and the Taj Mahal in Agra. The mausoleum has been heavily restored over the course of its existence.
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- Built
- Type
- mausoleum
- Materials
- brick
- Heritage
- object of tangible cultural heritage of Uzbekistan
- Height
- 30 m
- Place
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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