Registan is the combination of grateful majolica and sky-blue mosaic

Mirzo Ulugbek Museum
Mirzo Ulugbek Museum was erected in honor of the greatest scientist and statesman of the XV century, who made an invaluable contribution to the world of science. The museum building has great similarities with Ulugbek Madrasah.
There is a portrait with the image of the great leader in the foyer of the museum. The picture’s author is the People’s Artist of Uzbekistan Akmal Ikromdzhonov. Here you can see a picture with the image of Mirzo Ulugbek and his companions on the left side of the foyer. There is also a picture where Mirzo Ulugbek and his students Ali Kushchi and Mirim Chalabiy are depicted.
The museum exhibition includes samples of manuscripts about science, personal photos of the great scientist as well as jade jar with the name of the scientist. There are also examples of coordinate’s calculations of the five planets and the length of the solar year.
The museum exposition consists of two parts: the first shows the period of reign and his activities as the head of the state, in the second one he is represented as the scientist. Each part is divided into two sections.
The exposition “The place and importance of Amir Timur and Timurid dynasty in the world history” opens a tour of the museum. Here you can get acquainted with the themes of social and political and economical prosperity, as well as culture, architecture and development of science.
Bibi-Khanym Mosque
Bibi-Khanym Mosque(Mistress) is an architectural monument of medieval Samarkand in 1399-1404. According to the legend, mosque was named in honor of Timur’s beloved wife. The construction of the building was begun after a victorious campaign of Timur to India. According to his plan, it must have been a mosque to perform the Friday prayer, the beauty of which would eclipse all the sights he had ever seen. Architects, craftsmen, artists and artisans from all over the East participated in the construction of the building.
The size square of immense complex was 130x102 m. Ten thousand people could pray here simultaneously. There was the main mosque (Jami) on the western side of the courtyard and small mosques were on the north and south part. Vast courtyard was lined with marble tiles, the entrance was decorated as a high portal with two round minarets, and its height was 50m. Façade of the mosque was also decorated with majestic portal with two minarets. The walls of the mosque are decorated with colored glazed bricks and huge Arabic letters. Two portal-aivans are topped with blue domes.
Architectural monument Bibi-Khanym in Samarkand is one of the beautiful buildings that have ever existed in Central Asia. In spite of the building doesn’t have its original appearance, Bibi-Khanym makes an unforgettable impression, thanks to its luxury of decoration.