Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
Uzbekistan
Date of Inscription: 2000
Criteria: (iii)(iv) Property : 240.0000 ha Kashkadarya region N39 03 E66 50 Ref: 885 |
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Brief Description
The historic centre of Shakhrisyabz contains a collection of exceptional monuments and ancient quarters which bear witness to the city's secular development, and particularly to the period of its apogee, under the rule of Amir Temur and the Temurids, in the 15th-16th century.
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Justification for Inscription
Criterion iii : Shakhrisyabz contains many fine monuments, and in particular those from the Timurid period, which was of great cultural and political significance in medieval Central Asia.
Criterion iv: The buildings of Shakhrisyabz, notably the Ak-Sarai Palace and the Tomb of Timur, are outstanding examples of a style which had a profound influence on the architecture of this region.
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