Timurid Architecture
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Bukhara | Bukhara's Ulugh Beg Madrasah is built in Timurid style by Ulugh Beg, Timur's grandson | |
| Masjed-e Jâme' | one of the decorative styles of different periods that are incorporated | |
| Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi | ||
| Meidan Emam, Esfahan | 15th Centruy Timurid Palace (Ali Qapu Palace) | |
| Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil | ||
| Samarkand | The Gur-i Amir, the Bibi Khanum mosque, and the Shah-i Zindeh mausoleum complex (commissioned by Timur himself), plus two important examples of Timurid architecture from the period after Timur: the madrasah and observatory of Ulugh Beg | |
| Shakhrisyabz | Aq Saray (White Palace) | |
| Tabriz Bazaar | Blue (Kaboud) Mosque | |
| Yazd | Some parts of the Jame Mosque were built by the Timurids. (AB ev) |
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