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Sher-Dor Madrasah on the Registan — Vasily Vereshchagin, c. 1870

“Sher-Dor Madrasah on the Registan” was drawn by Vasily Vereshchagin in c. 1870 at Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It is a drawing work shown on SketchMap Atlas at the place where it was made.

Sher-Dor Madrasah on the Registan by Vasily Vereshchagin, c. 1870, drawn at Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Sher-Dor Madrasah on the Registan · c. 1870 · 📍 Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Market stalls and riders before the high portal of the madrasah on Samarkand’s main square.

ArtistVasily Vereshchagin
Yearc. 1870
PlaceRegistan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Coordinates39.6548° N, 66.9758° E
Techniquedrawing
LicencePublic domain
SourceWikimedia Commons
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Vasily Vereshchagin drew “Sher-Dor Madrasah on the Registan” at Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan (coordinates 39.6548° N, 66.9758° E). SketchMap Atlas shows it on a world map at this spot, so you can stand where the artist stood.

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Market stalls and riders before the high portal of the madrasah on Samarkand’s main square. It is a drawing work by Vasily Vereshchagin, c. 1870.

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