Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Char Minar Mosque #2
by Cescassawin
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Uzbekistan, Bukhara, Char Minar Mosque #2
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Cescassawin
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Char Minar means Four minarets in Tajik, but this interesting little building with four towers was actually a gatehouse of a madrasah.The Char Minar gatehouse was built along with its madrasah in 1807. Its architecture is more Indian in style than Uzbek. UNESCO restored one the towers, which had collapsed, in 1998.Each of four minarets has different shape.
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December 15th, 2023
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