Gur-e-Amir, Samarkand: The Tomb of Amir Timur

Visit Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum in Samarkand; know why Amir Timur was buried here and the history behind the Timurid dynasty, and appreciate the architecture of one of Uzbekistan’s greatest monuments. Gur-e-Amir (mausoleum of the 14th-century Turko-Mongol conqueror Amir Timur) After exploring Samarkand’s mosques, madrassas, and public squares, I visited Gur-e-Amir, the mausoleum of the 14th-century…