Samarkand: towards the outskirts
Statue on Universitet xiyoboni of Amir Timur or Tamerlane (9 April 1336—18 February 1405), the outstanding commander and statesman of the 14th century, who envisioned the restoration of the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan and managed to found a centralised united state composing of 27 countries from the Mediterranean Sea to India. It is estimated that his campaigns caused the deaths of 17 million people.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Mon Jun 17, 2013