Streets looking towards Registan in mid-distance, Smarkand, Uzbekistan, USSR, c20th century. Artist: Unknown.

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Streets looking towards Registan in mid-distance, Smarkand, Uzbekistan, USSR, c20th century. The Registan was a public square, where people gathered to hear royal proclamations, heralded by blasts on enormous copper pipes called dzharchis - and a place of public executions. It is framed by three madrasahs (Islamic schools) of distinctive Islamic architecture.

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