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Vereshchagin
Vereshchagin drew Gur-e-Amir, the Sher-Dor madrasah and the Shah-i-Zinda mausoleums
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The ribbed turquoise dome of Timur’s tomb and the ruined portal: a Turkestan study by Vereshchagin.
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Market stalls and riders before the high portal of the madrasah on Samarkand’s main square.
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The narrow lane of mausoleums with tiled portals in the bright midday sun.
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| Stop | Work | Artist | Date | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum in Samarkand | Vasily Vereshchagin | c. 1870 | 39.6483, 66.9692 |
| 2 | Sher-Dor Madrasah on the Registan | Vasily Vereshchagin | c. 1870 | 39.6548, 66.9758 |
| 3 | Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand | Vasily Vereshchagin | c. 1870 | 39.6625, 66.9878 |
Artists on this route: Vasily Vereshchagin.
It starts at “Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum in Samarkand” and ends at “Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand”: 3 stops, about 2.3 km apart measured in straight lines. Streets and paths wind, so the real walk is longer, and you will want time to sit and draw at each stop.
The sketches are by Vasily Vereshchagin, made in 1870. Each one is shown on the map at the place where it was drawn, with its source and licence.
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Updated 28 October 2026
