Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan
The elaborate portal to the Hazrat Imam Mosque, built in 2007, with architecture in the style of the 16th century, at the Khazrati Imam Complex, a religious centre of Tashkent. This complex appeared near the tomb of one of the first imams of Tashkent, the famous scientist, scholar of the Koran and Hadith, poet and craftsman Hazrati Imam (Abu-Bakr Muhammad Kaffal Shashi).
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Mon Jun 03, 2013