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Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand — Vasily Vereshchagin, c. 1870

“Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand” was drawn by Vasily Vereshchagin in c. 1870 at Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It is a drawing work shown on SketchMap Atlas at the place where it was made.

Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand by Vasily Vereshchagin, c. 1870, drawn at Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand · c. 1870 · 📍 Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

The narrow lane of mausoleums with tiled portals in the bright midday sun.

ArtistVasily Vereshchagin
Yearc. 1870
PlaceShah-i-Zinda, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Coordinates39.6625° N, 66.9878° E
Techniquedrawing
LicencePublic domain
SourceWikimedia Commons
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Vasily Vereshchagin drew “Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand” at Shah-i-Zinda, Samarkand, Uzbekistan (coordinates 39.6625° N, 66.9878° E).

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“Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand” by Vasily Vereshchagin dates from c. 1870.

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