Chor Minor Madrassah, Bukhara
2013 Bukhara, Uzbekistan
The Chor Minor, photographed in Bukhara, Uzbekistan in 2013. Built in the early 19th century as the gatehouse of a madrassah, its four distinctive domed towers have made it one of the most recognizable landmarks along this historic Silk Road city.
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