Kalyan Masjid
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Alternative Titles
Kalyan Masjid (Masjid-i Jami')
Kalyan Congregational Mosque
Kalyan Friday Mosque
Kalyan Mosque
Citadel of Bukhara
Ark of Bukhara
Arg of Bukhara
Ark of Bukhoro
Masjid-i Jami
Date
600-699Description
bird's-eye view, view from Kalyan Minaret looking northwest. Domed roof of Kalyan Masjid visible in foreground, Bukhara Ark in distance, 1994 The Ark or Arg of Bukhara is the central citadel within the city's larger mud wall fortifications. It has served a multitude of royal functions over the last twelve centuries ranging from military barracks and palatial quarters to administrative offices. Currently situated as a citadel within the northern section of the old city, it was originally built as an independent fortress and had stood distinct from Bukhara's earliest shahristan, or city center. With its sloping mud walls, this Central Asian citadel is in dire need of repair. As a structure that was continuously used through the centuries, it demonstrates the transformations in military architecture and technology from early Arab rule until the modern Russian state.
Source: http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=8348 [Accessed August 7, 2012]
Type of Work
Mosque, CitadelSubject
Fortifications, Mosques, City walls, Citadels, Minarets, Madrasahs, Islamic religious education, Four-iwan mosques, Complexes, Islamic cities and towns, Architecture, Islamic--Asia, Central, Architecture, Islamic --Uzbekistan, Jamis, Military architecture, Domes, Cityscapes
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