Ruins of Madressah-i-Bibi Khanum, Samarkand. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography This photograph is reproduced on page 224 of Curzon's Russia in Central Asia (1899). Subjects = Central Asian architecture; Central Asian architecture (Islamic); Curzon Collection; mosques Location = Samarkand; Uzbekistan
Bridge over the Amu Daria (Oxus) at Charjui. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Landscape Photography View of a railway bridge crossing the Amad ar ya, described on page 146 of Curzon's Russia in Central Asia (1899), 'It is an inelegant structure built entirely of wood, which was brought all the way from Russia, and rests on more than 3000 piles, which are driven ve...
Exterior of Gur Amir (Tomb of Tamerlane), Samarkand. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography This photograph is reproduced on page 218 of Curzon's Russia in Central Asia (1899). Subjects = Central Asian architecture; Central Asian architecture (Islamic); Curzon Collection; tombs Location = Samarkand; Uzbekistan
Interior of Gur Amir (Tomb of Tamerlane), Samarkand. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography This photograph is reproduced opposite page 218 in Curzon's Russia in Central Asia (1899). Subjects = Central Asian architecture; Central Asian architecture (Islamic); Curzon Collection; interiors; tombs Location = Samarkand; Uzbekistan
Embankment of Transcaspian Railway connecting Uzun Ada with mainland. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Landscape Photography View of a railway line crossing a stretch of water on a causeway, described on page 68 of Curzon's Russia in Central Asia (1899), 'Finally the train starts, crosses a long embankment of 1300 yards, by which the islet is united to the mainland, and plunges into the s...