The historic Victorian streets and converted warehouses in Shad Thames, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Shad Thames, Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View of Tower Bridge and City of London at sunset, from Shad Thames, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tower Bridge and the Walkie Talkie building (20 Fenchurch Street) at sunset, from Shad Thames, London, England, United Kingdom

Tower Bridge and The City at sunset from Shad Thames, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Interior Tombs, Shad-I-Mulk Oko Mausoleum, (1371-1383), Shah-I-Zinda, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Shad-I-Mulk Oko Mausoleum, (1371-1383), Shah-I-Zinda, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Interior Tombs, Shad-I-Mulk Oko Mausoleum, (1371-1383), Shah-I-Zinda, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Gaur Shad 's Mausoleum, part of the Mousallah Complex, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

The Mousallah Complex, Gaur Shad's mausoleum, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Ribbed dome of the mausoleum of Gaur Shad, wife of the Timurid ruler Shah Rukh, son of Tamerlane, The Mousallah Complex, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Detail of the tomb of Gawhar Shad, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

Four of the six remaining minarets marking the corners of the long gone Madrassa built by the last Timurid ruler Sultan Husain Baiquara, within the Mousallah Complex of Gaur Shad's mausoleum, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

The Mousallah (Mussallah) Complex, Gaur Shad 's Mausoleum, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

The historic Victorian streets and converted warehouses in Shad Thames, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Old warehouse area now converted into luxury flats and shops, Shad Thames, London SE1, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Shad Thames shops and apartments, Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Shad Thames, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Shad-i-Mulk Aqa mausoleum, Amirzadeh mausoleum and Shirin Biqa Aqa mausoleum, Shah-i-Zinda complex, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

At right Ulugh Sultan Begim mausoleum, in the middle Ustad Ali mausoleum, and at left Shad-i-Mulk Aqa mausoleum , Shah-i-Zinda complex, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Muhammad Shad Tomb, Lodi Gardens, Delhi, India

Gawhar Shad Mausoleum, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

Minarett in the Gawhar Shad Mausoleum, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

A guard at Queen Gawhar Shad's mausoleum, stands in front of four tall minarets, once part of a madrassa that was built in the 15th century by the last of the Timurid rulers, in Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan. One of the finest examples of Timurid architecture, the minarets are spectacular remnants of a much larger complex considered to be one of the finest examples of Timurid architecture