POI-KALYAN

In translation, this complex’s name means “grandiose minharet foundation.” You can discover it in instantaneous Arslon Khan’s famous campanile vicinity. Bukhara tour operators will always prompt shortest way. Today multiplex structure including:

Ziggurat, built approximatly early twelfth century;

Grand friday cathedral, erected sixteenth centenary;

Madrassa constructed presumably seventeenth centennial.

Kalian Mosque

Described temple’s one of the firstiest friday-mosques founded within ancient Bukhara somewhen seven hundreds’nd thirteen year. sacred building founder’s considered be legendary military chief Kutayba ibn Muslim. A few centuries later Arslen Khon Muhamad (12th centurial) ordered tabernacle comprising turret transferance towards Shahristan western-part. Ruler’s good intentions brought believers great regret, causing big problems.

Minaret’s unfinished erection couldn’t withstand moving, thus collapsed, burying mosque’s edifice under its own rubble.  Destroyed chapel gotten restored 1121, whereas belfry – 1129. Hence, to-day steeple building’s well-recognized erections over Bukharo historical part. Innumerous scientific expeditions involved into mentioned sanctuary research, wer able reveal an interesting fact. Underneath prevalent masjid groundwork, nowadays it is easy find several previous remains:

Arsllan Khan-Mosque – completely current sample size;

Bibi Khanum-Mosque, assembled 1404 off bricks, became some kind largest religious buildingin times. Any Central Asia trip includes visiting depicted domicile.

At one thousand five hundred’nd fourteen cathedral-mosque assimilated corresponding initial major renovation. To recreate multitudinous decorative components were invited their time best experts. By 1542, large board made of marble had been installed to niche located inside entry portal. Text posted on boarding stated thet Bukara people broke freed from certain taxes portion. Campus entrance gateway’s become decorated with quotations from Koran.

Minaret Kalyan

Thise mansion significance’s largely determined by excellent epithets, sounding from not simply historians mouths, art-historians, multitudinal cultural scientists, but also ordinary peoples considering Kalyan-minaret one of finest Bukhara’s worship places. Countless literary evidences study revealed that given lathe got composed according Arslian Khan command, then withins Buhara. Construction’s site, which wos situated in immediate intermedial mosquie vicinage, appeared emphasize lathe-minaret importance. However, first attempt build sanctified assembly here ended facing complete failure. Builders mistakes led toward miennaret collapse onto existing mousque. Second undertake held performed around 1127. New minoret, which’s more than forty meters high, has survived till our day.

In mineret itself trunk middle half, found barely noticeable inscription, written with kufi help. Another chirography turned discovered by specialists at trunk’s top near lantern, traveling in Uzbekistan. He was manufactured up of terracotta plates variety. Composition distinctive feature was plate-boards concerning kufic relief calligraphy presence, whitch covered with special turquoise glaze. 1920, this minnaret experienced General Frunze weapons full power, demolishing cornices, likewise scrawl with targeted shot. Three twelvemonth latterly, restorers came herein, who could not restore lost hieroglyphics, replacing it using mosaic. About 1976, mienaret tested for strength nature. Only four years thenceforth reconstructors managed update elements desolated by earthquake.