Mausoleum of Rabigha-Sultan Begum, Turkestan, Kazakhstan

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Turkestan is famous for some Timurid era mausoleums such as that for Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, the famous Turkic poet and Sufi mystic (1093–1166) taken when it was lit up with artificial lights after dark. The amazing mosaics glowed against the dark background. The structure was commissioned in 1389 by Timur, who ruled the area as part of the expansive Timurid Empire to replace a smaller 12th-century mausoleum. This image is of the mausoleum of Rabigha-Sultan Begum,

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Size: 3500px × 4900px
Location: Kurdestan, Kazakhstan
Photo credit: © Terry Allen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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