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9. July, 2010


Bibi Khanum Mosque

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An interesting detail here is that the gate was originally made smaller than some other Mosque opposite of it, so when the ruler Tamerlane returned from a military campaign, he ordered the gate to be expanded immediately, thus it seems as if there is a gate in the gate.

En interessant detalj ved Bibi Khanum moskeen er at porten opprinnelig var bygd mindre enn en annen eksisterende moske visavi den, så når herskeren Tamerlane kom tilbake fra sitt felttog og så dette, så beordret han straks at porten skulle utvides, dermed ser det ut som om det er en port inni en annen.
Written by Shanghaiet @ 19:55. 0 comment(s)

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