Bukhara

Bukhara is the most ancient settlement and this city is wealthy of history that leads back to the early centuries AD. Bukhara was the capital in the VIth century. In that period of time Shakhristan was famed because it was used as the center of a shah's kingdom. Bukhara was situated close to the antique citadel because in the period of time was growth of handicrafts and sales, people formed manifold new purlieus (rabads) over the walls of Shakhristan.

Manifold structures and memorials are outlived until our days which could be dating to the XVI century. Bukhara retained several memorials which can be pertained to the pre-Mongol period architecture. The mausoleum which was dedicated to the Samanids was the memorial pertained to the pre-Mongol period and it was formed in the IX and X centuries. The construction of memorial is very adorable because of its formation. We think that this is adorable monumental pieces of architecture of that period of time. The art of structure was of fired bricks and it was the main thing in decoration many people claimed about this structure as of chef-d'oeuvre of the world architecture.

The people built wonderful Kalyan minaret in 1127 in that time when Djuma (Friday) mosque was built but it is not subsisted.
The diameter of adorable column of the beautiful minaret is 9 meters and the elevation is 46 meters. Many people said bout this minaret like masterwork of the artisan because bricks construction of the structure it is still enchanting. Approximately 800 years is counted to this wondrous minaret.

The Namazgah holds a location out of Bukhara walls and this is considered to be one of beautiful mosque with a sixteenth century Triple-arch gallery which applied five times a day for praying (the year of building this construction is 1119-1120). The south entries of the Magoki-Attari mosque had a usual fancy structuring of the XII century. The embellished parts of the entries are of wonderful decor because of the improbable technology. Improbable masterpieces dedicated to the XIth and XIIth centuries of Bukhara city are subsisted as testimony to the splendid construction mastery of the architectures and artistry of their ornamentation which was famous in that period. Remarkable and new madrasah of 1417 was constructed during Ulug Bek’s time. The major feature of Ulug Bek architecture was comprised the components of decor, chef-d’oeuvre of work, astonished construction.

When Uzbek Shaibanai installed their dynasty in the XVIth century, was the capital again Bukhara city of an enormous Central Asian. The city was broadened and new walls were built by people. The ruler of Bukhara started to construct a Friday mosque in 1514 in the same place where pristine mosque which was built in XII century the Kalyan minaret was subsisted. Many people of different countries thought it was huge structure of Central Asia. People started to build the Miri-Arab madrasah in 1535-1536 on the other side where the square and the minaret were situated. The madrasah, the mosque and minaret are the one of the most remarkable ensembles in Bukhara.

People who lived in that times applied kosh technique or as we name the technique as integrated constructions, the Modari-khan madrasahs (1566-1567) was formed applying the kosh style, and the Madrasah of Abdullah-khan was framed in 1588-1590 using that method. When people constructed mosques, minarets and madrasah this style was used. The Balyand and Khoja Zaineddin mosques were framed in XVI century. The styling of applying ornaments during decor of wondrous Bukhara constructions was applied in the XV century. The bazaar, caravanserais and baths were constructed using different styles and patterns.

The most important ensembles of Bukhara are the structures which location are around the Lyabi-khauz and come back to the XVIIth century. Kukeldash madrasah was structured in 1568-1569 and many people thought it was huge construction in Central Asia amongst similar architectures. The Lyabi-khauz pool was built in front in 1620. In the time of "khana-gah", a mosque and hospice, and the Nadir-Divan-Begi madrasah were formed on the either sides of the swimming pool. The kosh process of architecture style of construction was applied in the formation of last important Bukhara structure. This is the Abdulazis-khan madrasah which situated over against the Ulug Bek madrasah which was framed in 1652.

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