Statue of Amir Timur

Take the selfie

What can I say ? You've come to Shahrisabz, you've just walked past the Timur's palace, on the way to the madrassa - you cannot miss it. The authorities have razed the whole area and turned it into la...

Imposing statue - sat in sanitised parkland. The journey here from Samarkand is worth it in its self....

If you are based in Samarkand and contemplating a trip down to Shakhrisabaz then I think it is worth making the effort - for the journey it's self as some of the views as one comes across the hills ar...

Grand statue

This grand statue stands in a new park surrounding the ruins of the palace. It faces south with the ruin behind. …. but the front façade of the palace remains faces north, so the photos show the unde...

Just another statue

This isn't worth seeing but as you are there then tak a photo or give it a miss. The structure behind this statue is amazing.

Another wedding magnet

Like many of the Amir Timur statues throughout Uzbekistan, this one is very popular with locals, and particularly wedding parties.