The Bibi-Khanum Mosque in Samarqand (1399-1404): popularly named after Timur's wife, this is the mosque he intended to be the royal monument. Its tall projecting portal, with its flanking minarets was repeated inside in the qibla iwan. The mosque displays Timur's concern for monumental effect and theatrical arrangement.

 

General view of the Bibi-Khanum Mosque as it stood in 1995 with the halt of the Soviet large-scale restoration project.   View of one of the two ribbed and tiled side domes of the mosque after it has been completely restored.

 

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