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Chor minor

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    Following the street from the Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan Madrassahs, which flowinto the labyrinth of narrow, winding streets of old Bukhara, you will find a monument that is not as old, but which is notable for its architecture -  the Chor-Minor Madrassah, which was built in 1807 by Khalif Niazkul. He built the madrassah with a cozy courtyard and a pond, a summer mosque, and a four-turret building opening into the architectural complex. Char-Minar means "the four minarets". It draws attention to itself with its unusual architectural solution, the main focus of which is the four turrets with their sky blue cupolas, which have nothing in common with ordinary minarets.

     The cube shaped building is crowned with a slightly flattened cupola, it is without any architectural decor and is finished in ordinary brick. Its facade is partially engulfed by a disproportionably large arched portal against which the corner turrets are pressed, and  only  cupolas ornamented with glazed tile bands of geometrical figures. The four sky-blue cupolas look majestic and beautiful against the background of the cloudless sky. Among the one-storey  buildings of old Bukhara, the original beauty of Char-Minar is a pleasant addition to the  skyline of the city.


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