Fantastic to hold the breath and back in time! Constructed in 1619-1636 by the ruler Yalangtush Bakhodur and the main architect Usto Abdujabbor. The architectural details are really impressive! Inside there are a kind of market that sell souvenirs and Uzbekistan typical clothes. The symbolism is also important and the lions are also in the banknote of 200 soms.

In the 17th century the ruler of Samarkand, Yalangtush Bakhodur, ordered the construction of the Sher-Dor (Persian: شیردار) and Tillya-Kori (Persian: طلاکاری) madrasahs. The tiger mosaics with a rising sun on their back are especially interesting for their depiction of living beings and use of Persian motifs.

O you wretches! This world is a guest-house. Every day thirty thousand witnesses put their signature to the decree "Death is a reality" with their corpses, and they testify to the assertion. Can you kill death? Can you contradict these witnesses? Since you can't, death causes people to say: "Allah! Allah!" Which of your guns and cannons can illuminate the everlasting darkness confronting someone in the throes of death in place of "Allah! Allah!", and transform his absolute despair into absolute hope? Since there is death and we shall enter the grave, and this life departs and an eternal life comes, if guns and cannons are said once, "Allah! Allah!" should be said a thousand times. And if it is in Allah's way, the gun also says "Allah!", and the cannon booms "Allahu Akbar!" It breaks the fast with "Allah," and starts it... Letters - 512 ﺃﻳﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺋﺴﻮﻥ! ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﺇﻧﻤﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺩﺍﺭ ﺿﻴﺎﻓﺔ، ﻭﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕ ﺣﻖ، ﺇﺫ ﻳﺸﻬﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺛﻠﺎﺛﻮﻥ ﺃﻟﻒ ﺷﺎﻫﺪ ﺑﺠﻨﺎﺋﺰﻫﻢ ﻳﻮﻣﻴﺎً. ﺃﺗﻘﺪﺭﻭﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﺘﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕ؟ ﺃﻳﻤﻜﻨﻜﻢ ﺗﻜﺬﻳﺐ ﻫﺆﻟﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺸﻬﻮﺩ؟ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺩﻣﺘﻢ ﻋﺎﺟﺰﻳﻦ ﻋﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻓﺎﻋﻠﻤﻮﺍ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕ ﻳﺪﻓﻌﻜﻢ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻗﻮﻝ: "ﺍﻟﻠﻪ.. ﺍﻟﻠﻪ.." ﻓﺄﻱ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺪﺍﻓﻌﻜﻢ ﻭﺑﻨﺎﺩﻗﻜﻢ ﺗﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺒﺪﺩ ﺍﻟﻈﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺄﺑﺪﻳﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺤﺘﻀﺮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻌﺎﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﻜﺮﺍﺕ ﻭﻳﻨﻮﺭ ﻋﺎﻟﻤﻪ، ﺑﺪﻟﺎً ﻋﻦ ﺫﻛﺮ "ﺍﻟﻠﻪ.. ﺍﻟﻠﻪ" ﻭﺃﻱ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻳﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺒﺪﻝ ﻳﺄﺳَﻪ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺗﻢ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻣﻞ ﻣﺸﺮﻕ، ﻏﻴﺮ ﺫﻛﺮ "ﺍﻟﻠﻪ.. ﺍﻟﻠﻪ". ﻓﻤﺎ ﺩﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺕ ﻣﻮﺟﻮﺩﺍً، ﻭﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﺼﻴﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺒﺮ ﺣﺘﻤﺎً، ﻭﺃﻥ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺎﺓ ﻣﺎﺿﻴﺔ ﺭﺍﺣﻠﺔ، ﻭﺳﺘﺄﺗﻲ ﺣﻴﺎﺓ ﺑﺎﻗﻴﺔ ﺧﺎﻟﺪﺓ، ﻓﺈﻥ ﻗﻴﻞ : ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻓﻊ.. ﺍﻟﺒﻨﺪﻗﻴﺔ ﻣﺮﺓ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻓﻠﺎﺑﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻝ ﺃﻟﻒ ﻣﺮﺓ: "ﺍﻟﻠﻪ.. ﺍﻟﻠﻪ" ﺑﻞ ﺍﻟﺒﻨﺪﻗﻴﺔ ﻧﻔﺴُﻬﺎ ﺳﺘﻘﻮﻝ: "ﺍﻟﻠﻪ.. ﺍﻟﻠﻪ" ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻓﻲ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ! ﻭﺳﻴﺼﺮﺥ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻓﻊ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﺑـ: "ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻛﺒﺮ" ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﺈﻓﻄﺎﺭ ﻭﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﺈﻣﺴﺎﻙ!. المكتوبات - 557 Ey bîçareler! Bu dünya bir misafirhanedir. Her günde otuzbin şahid, cenazeleriyle "El-mevtü hak" hükmünü imza ediyorlar ve o davaya şehadet ediyorlar. Ölümü öldürebilir misiniz? Bu şahidleri tekzib edebilir misiniz? Madem edemiyorsunuz; mevt, Allah Allah dedirtir. Sekeratta Allah Allah yerine; hangi topunuz, hangi tüfeğiniz, zulümat-ı ebedîyi o sekerattakinin önünde ışıklandırır, ye's-i mutlakını ümid-i mutlaka çevirebilir? Madem ölüm var, kabre girilecek; bu hayat gidiyor, bâki bir hayat geliyor. Bir defa top tüfek denilse; bin defa Allah Allah demek lâzım gelir. Hem Allah yolunda olsa; tüfek de Allah der, top da Allahu Ekber diye bağırır, Allah ile iftar eder, imsak eder. Mektubat - 438

One of the three Madrasas that make up the Registan. Like the others, it's absolutely glorious during sunset and at night, so make sure you come and enjoy it then, in addition to seeing it during the day!

sher dor in also one of the three buildings at Registon , built by the ruler of samrkand Yalangtush Bakhodur In the 17th century. It has the interesting tiger mosaics with a rising sun on the arch of each madrasha arch which is ban in Islamic architecture it is more ancient Persian Mithraic religious motifs. the guide explained us the tiger is symbol of student ( hunger for knowledge) and the deer in front is knowledge , the sun is enlightening. There is a bit of Zoroastrianism influence in the architecture.

Sherdor means "with lions" as on the entrance portal lions with sun-face on their backs were depicted.

Mosaic representations of a lion and a deer are on the facade of the Sher Dor Medressa (1636) at the Registan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The Sun God harks back to pre-Islamic Zoroastrian times.

Sherdor means "with lions" as on the entrance portal lions with sun-face on their backs were depicted.

Beautiful historical Islamic site's

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Right side of registan square

One of the three enormous, beautiful madrasahs that make up the incredible Registan.

The Registan In Samarkand consists of three huge buildings: Ulugbek Madrasah on the left (built in 1420) the Sherdor Madrasah (1636) with the image of a lion and a deer on the arch on the right and Tilla-Qori Madrasah (1660)

Beautiful Experience. One of my top sights I’ve seen in my life ( though I’m not adult). The best time to visit in my opinion is at 9 pm or slightly before when the light show begins. (Closes at 12pm) Truly beautiful. The entrance to enter the square and the Madrassah is about 50000 sum, about 4€. Definitely worth paying. There is also a museum inside with the information in English too.

One of three main parts of Registan complex. There are a lot of souvenir shops inside. Central arch is beautiful. You can also try on authentic clothes. I advise you visit it both during the day and in the evening, as the impression can be different. Best photos are made during the day, but most fun is in the evening, when music and lights show takes place.

Magic place🕌

Stunning architecture

Breathtaking!

Old school contains beautiful architectural designs at the walls and the gates! There are beautiful trees also

Enjoyed the visit few years back.

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