Soviet construction engineer Emmanuil Gendel, right, one of the best specialists on moving and straightening buildings, a restoration technology expert, supervises the straightening of the leaning minaret of the 15th century Bibi-Khanym mosque in Samarkand, Uzbek SSR.01.06.1969#6226574
Uzbek SSR. The ruins of the 15th century Bibi Khanym Mosque in Samarkand destroyed during the 1897 earthquake.01.06.1969#6222046
Uzbek SSR. The ruins of the 15th century Bibi Khanym Mosque in Samarkand destroyed during the 1897 earthquake.01.06.1969#6222045
