“Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum in Samarkand” was drawn by Vasily Vereshchagin in c. 1870 at Gur-e-Amir, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It is a drawing work shown on SketchMap Atlas at the place where it was made.
The ribbed turquoise dome of Timur’s tomb and the ruined portal: a Turkestan study by Vereshchagin.
| Artist | Vasily Vereshchagin |
|---|---|
| Year | c. 1870 |
| Place | Gur-e-Amir, Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
| Coordinates | 39.6483° N, 66.9692° E |
| Technique | drawing |
| Licence | Public domain |
| Source | Wikimedia Commons |
Gur-e-Amir, Samarkand, Uzbekistan is on the SketchMap Atlas world map, with Vasily Vereshchagin’s sketch pinned where it was made.
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Vasily Vereshchagin drew “Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum in Samarkand” at Gur-e-Amir, Samarkand, Uzbekistan (coordinates 39.6483° N, 66.9692° E). SketchMap Atlas shows it on a world map at this spot, so you can stand where the artist stood.
The ribbed turquoise dome of Timur’s tomb and the ruined portal: a Turkestan study by Vereshchagin. It is a drawing work by Vasily Vereshchagin, c. 1870.
Yes. It is stop 1 of 3 on the “Samarkand: the Registan and Shah-i-Zinda” sketching route. Open the route in SketchMap Atlas to walk it.
The image is marked “Public domain” and comes from Wikimedia Commons. See the source link for the exact terms.
