Uzbekistan: Inner courtyard of Tillya Kari Madrassa, The Registan, Samarkand

The Registan contains three madrasahs (schools), the Ulugh Beg Madrasah (1417-1420), Tilya-Kori Madrasah (1646-1660) and the Sher-Dor Madrasah (1619-1636). <br/><br/> The name Tilya-Kori means 'gilded' or 'gold'. The name Tilya-Kori means 'gilded' or 'gold-covered', and the entire building is lavishly decorated with elaborate A magnificent turquoise dome rises over the left (western) side of the building, the building, and the surrounding area. (western) side of the building, decorated inside with gilded Qur'anic inscriptions and delicate muqarnas hanging The interior of the madrasah comprises rooms for students with accompanying vestibules The interior of the madrasah comprises rooms for students with accompanying vestibules, surrounding three-sides of a square courtyard, while a domed mosque occupies the fourth.<br/><br/> The dome rises in four stages. a rectangular plinth forms the primary prayer hall and rises above the madrasa walls. next, two terraced octagonal tiers The dome's monochrome blue color contrasts pleasingly with the drum's polychrome decoration formed by bands of Arabic calligraphy taken from the Qur'an.