Gur-e-Amir
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The story behind this place
The mausoleum of Tamerlane, his mentor Mir Sayyid Baraka and several Timurids in Samarkand. The name means "tomb of the emir".
Why it's worth visiting
The ribbed turquoise dome the Taj Mahal was drawn from; inside, Timur's jade gravestone.
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Address
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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