{"id":953,"date":"2020-08-27T10:09:37","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T10:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/staging\/?destination=samarkand-bibi-khanym-mausoleum"},"modified":"2024-06-06T01:40:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:40:11","slug":"samarkand-bibi-khanym-mausoleum","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/destination\/samarkand-bibi-khanym-mausoleum\/","title":{"rendered":"Samarkand Bibi Khanym Mausoleum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.mapbox.com\/styles\/v1\/visitsilkroad\/clvl3cel701dq01phev10aq9m\/static\/pin-s+ff0000(66.9822863,39.6604465)\/66.9822863,39.6604465,12.5,0\/725x300?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidmlzaXRzaWxrcm9hZCIsImEiOiJjbHV2YWEzbDMwMWRvMmpvYXd1NzRkNDcwIn0.iA4-BEz1MfIrSQRk3uxVkw\">\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting There<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Located in Samarkand on Tashkent Street. Easy to get either by public transport or by taxi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The mausoleum represents a high octahedral structure with a round drum, bearing a Kufi inscription.<br>Inside there is a burial chamber faced with marble. It contains three female tombs in sarcophagi.<br>The interior is arrayed with mosaic panels and paintings on a plafond and walls, where alongside with<br>ornamental motifs there are pictures of stylized landscapes exposing paradise garden, waiting for<br>pure people after their death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The mausoleum was built at the same time as the nearby Bibi-Khanym mosque (1399-1405) and like<br>the mosque was named in homage to Timur\u2019s senior wife, Sarai Mulk Khanym, (bibi being \u201clady\u201d or<br>\u201cmother\u201d). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The structure appears to have been connected to the mosque by a long passageway. The<br>mausoleum is thought to have served not only as the burial shrine for Sarai Mulk Khanym, but also<br>for other women of the ruling family. As with all monuments in the Bibi-Khanym ensemble, the<br>mausoleum suffered severe damage in this active seismic zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facilities Available<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Gifts<\/li><li>Bakery<\/li><li>Bibi-Khanym mosque<\/li><li>Bibi-Khanym hotel<\/li><li>Teahouse<\/li><li>Dried fruits<\/li><li>Siyob Farmer&#8217;s market<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bibi Khanym Mausoleum (bibi\u00a0being \u201clady\u201d or \u201cmother\u201d) is the most grandiose, largest and most<br \/>\nmagnificent structure in Central Asia. The mausoleum was built in 1399 in Samarkand by the order of<br \/>\nAmir Temur in honor of his beloved wife. The complex consisted of a painted entrance portal of 33-<br \/>\nmeter height, Bibi Khanym mosque with blue domes, 4 minarets, and a massive marble bookstand<br \/>\nfor the Holy Quran in the center of the courtyard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12593,"parent":0,"template":"","destination_type":[17],"location":[37,28],"site_type":[169],"featured":[],"class_list":["post-953","destination","type-destination","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","destination_type-site","location-samarkand","location-uzbekistan","site_type-heritage-tourism"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/953"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/destination"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19441,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/953\/revisions\/19441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"destination_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination_type?post=953"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=953"},{"taxonomy":"site_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site_type?post=953"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}