I loved this mosque. Our guide was telling us that the refurbishing works have been done not correctly and it has lost part of the original splendor. I cannot imagine something more splendid of what i have seen. It easy reachable with a 10min walking from Registan. The dome is spectacular, as well as the entrance. Personally one of the gems of Samarkand.

Bibi Khanym mosque is really beautiful. The bright turquoise colour of the domes and the beautiful architecture and coloured tiles are stunning. Like many of the buildings, different times of the day give different a light and appearance. I saw it at dusk. It is also beautifully lit when darkness falls. This mosque is the largest of its kind in Central Asia and able to hold 10,000 worshippers. It’s age and history is staggering Definitely worth a visit

if come by taxi, you will be dropped at some confusing alley behind the main entrance of the bibi khanym mosque / mauseoleum. this is because the mosque / mausoleum is facing a pedestrian-only avenue. therefore, this place is better approached by foot. suggested routing: visit shah i zinda, hazrat khizr mosque, walk the overpass, visit siyob bazaar, then visit this place for lunch, you can consider the nearby otash osh restaurant, where plov is served starting 11 am. we visited on september 1 (independence day of uzbekistan) and this restaurant was holding a plov eating competition