Building for the Communist Party of Turkmenistan Archives
Ashgabat, meaning the City of Love in Persian, is the capitol of Turkmenistan. When Turkmenistan became a country in 1991, its president, Niyazov, began ambitious building programs that continue to this day. The entire skyline of Ashgabat is filled with bright white marble and golden domes, golden statues and construction cranes. The gold domed building in this photograph is the new Presidential Palace
Ashgabat, meaning the City of Love in Persian, is the capitol of Turkmenistan. When Turkmenistan became a country in 1991, its president, Niyazov, began ambitious building programs that continue to this day. The entire skyline of Ashgabat is filled with bright white marble and golden domes, golden statues and construction cranes. The gold domed building in this photograph is the new Presidential Palace
Ashgabat, meaning the City of Love in Persian, is the capitol of Turkmenistan. When Turkmenistan became a country in 1991, its president, Niyazov, began ambitious building programs that continue to this day. The entire skyline of Ashgabat is filled with bright white marble and golden domes, golden statues and construction cranes. The gold domed building in this photograph is the new Presidential Palace
Ashgabat, meaning the City of Love in Persian, is the capitol of Turkmenistan. When Turkmenistan became a country in 1991, its president, Niyazov, began ambitious building programs that continue to this day. The entire skyline of Ashgabat is filled with bright white marble and golden domes, golden statues and construction cranes. The gold domed building in this photograph is the new Presidential Palace
Bridal couples came to the mausoleum on their wedding day, the groom drawing water from the courtyard well and offering it to his bride in the hope of ensuring many children. Removing shoes, the bridal entourage entered the interior, cool in summer and icy in winter. A mullah sat on corpuches next to an electric radiator, intoning prayers in sing-song Arabic, while the bridal couple offered fresh bread, money and borsok
Bridal couples came to the mausoleum on their wedding day, the groom drawing water from the courtyard well and offering it to his bride in the hope of ensuring many children. Removing shoes, the bridal entourage entered the interior, cool in summer and icy in winter. A mullah sat on corpuches next to an electric radiator, intoning prayers in sing-song Arabic, while the bridal couple offered fresh bread, money and borsok
Bridal couples came to the mausoleum on their wedding day, the groom drawing water from the courtyard well and offering it to his bride in the hope of ensuring many children. Removing shoes, the bridal entourage entered the interior, cool in summer and icy in winter. A mullah sat on corpuches next to an electric radiator, intoning prayers in sing-song Arabic, while the bridal couple offered fresh bread, money and borsok