Gather "round, explorers, as we tiptoe into the Registan Square in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan! Meaning "sandy place" or "desert" in Persian, Registan was the centre of activity during the Timurid Empire. The square embodied the essence of the Timurid Renaissance, a period of cultural and intellectual revival, which spread throughout the Muslim world between the 14th and early 16th century CE.
Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Dragon waterfall, Venezuela
-
This lesson is going swimmingly
-
Widespread and long-eared
-
The Great Blue Hole, Belize
-
Why are blackbirds tied to winter?
-
More of a moustache than a beard?
-
Village of Zahara de la Sierra, Cadiz, Spain
-
International Day of Friendship
-
A black heron canopy hunting in Botswana
-
World Lake Day
-
Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
-
So close, yet so far
-
An ugly duckling no more
-
Starry, starry night
-
A 50-year balancing act
-
Carl Sagan Day
-
The natural ice wall of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan
-
Santa slalom
-
Pearl among the emeralds
-
Bowling Ball Beach, California, USA
-
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
-
Where the rainbow ends
-
Happy International Zebra Day!
-
Giant panda, Chengdu, China
-
Majestic lord of the skies
-
Rebels of the owl world
-
Ring of fire solar eclipse
-
Spiralling upward...
-
Butchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
-
Celebrating Festivus
Bing Wallpaper Gallery


