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 center 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 centuries CE.
Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Today in History
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World Donkey Day
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Take this for a spin...
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World Bicycle Day
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Siblings Day
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Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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Pi Day
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Penn Station
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Village of Oia in Santorini, Greece
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A city of bridges
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Stop and see the flowers
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Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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