Ak Saray Palace

We only had one day in the historical city of Shakhrisabz but that allowed us to see some of the historic sites including the ruins of the Ak-Saray Palace. I can only imagine what it might have looked like as the the majestic residence of Amir Timur. The information I got was that construction of the Palace was started in 1380 and lasted for 24 years. At its greatest the Palace had several courtyards with living quarters, richly decorated with gold azure and colored tiles, and the floor was paved with white tiles. Once on the roof of the Palace was built a wonderful pool, from which cool streams of water flowed. But for us climbing to the entrance portal and seeing the arch was impressive.

The best part of Ak Saray is that it's relatively untouched. A lot of monuments in Uzbekistan have had extensive restoration, but Ak Saray is mostly in its original time-worn state. Foreigners do pay 21,000 so'm to see from inside the gates what they could see outside. But as a foreigner living abroad, I'm happy to pay a fee to support the maintenance of historical places!

Timur- the great TAMERLAN ’s grave here.
But he is buried in Samarkand
Beautiful park,
And standing Tamerlan ‘s monument that demonstrates that he grew up here

TAMERLAN ONE OF THE MOST GREATEST INTELLECTUAL CONQUERERS

The construction of Oksaroy began in 1380 and was completed in 1386. But the decoration work lasted until 1404. The palace was built in memory of Amir Temur's mother Takinahotun. Craftsmen from Khorezm, Iran and many other countries took part in the construction of the palace. In particular, it is recorded in the dome inscriptions that the stone cutter Muhammad Yusuf Tabrizi participated in the construction and decoration of the dome arch. The building was supposed to be 73 meters high. A small pool of water was placed on its roof, and the water passing through the pipes formed a waterfall. Golden sand was used to build the foundation of the palace. The foundation of the building is very deep

Spectacular remains of a huge gate, all that remains of the palace. Nice gardens and statue of the king.

Absolutely beautiful place. Worth to visit.

Unbelievable what happened to this place. How could the exterminator Soviet do this disaster to the culture of this country?

Amazing historical place wjich was once the resident of famous conqueror the Tamelane. Surrounded by mountains and villages, good for eco tourism and sightseeing.

At the current time, these are only the remains of a once gigantic palace that stood at that place a long time ago. Even they are very impressive and are a must see place when you're visiting Uzbekistan

A lovely garden and historical site

Great historical place...

Tolle Location

Beautiful

Best monument I have seen in Uzbekistan. No unnecessary renovation. Surrounded by a lot green

what a wonderful place to be! Beautiful historical site and lovely Uzbeki people!

I loved this historical landmark because of its beauty.

This palace is far from it's original state and yet it's beautiful.

The best place. Very beatiful city

Awesome palace of Ak sarya place of historical....

One of best historical place in #shahrizabs #uzbeck awesome people..