NARA--An eighth-century pantry unearthed in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand suggests the influence ... believed to have served as a detached palace for the king. The pantry, 3.1 meters ...
Located about 54 miles from Samarkand is Shahrisabz, the 2,000-year-old "city of green" and the birthplace of King Timur. Ak-Saray Palace, unlike some of its contemporaries built by Amir Timur ...