CENTRAL ASIA: SAMARKAND 2018: Khazret Khyzr Mosque, Samarkand

Floodlit at night. A telephoto from Bibi Khanum's mausolueum over a kilometre away. This current structure dates from the mid C19 and has been extensively renovated, especially after the burial of notorious Uzbek president Islam Karimov in the groundsNikon D300, 180mm
Khazret Khyzr Mosque, Samarkand

Floodlit at night.  

A telephoto from Bibi Khanum's mausolueum over a kilometre away. This current structure dates from the mid C19 and has been extensively renovated, especially after the burial of notorious Uzbek president Islam Karimov in the grounds 

Nikon D300, 180mm