Masjid-i Jami of Khiva

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Creator(s)

Islamic, Central Asian

Location

Site: Khiva (Uzbekistan)

Cultural context

Islamic

Central Asian

Description

The masjid-i jami or congregational mosque of Khiva is a vast, one-storied mosque with a tall brick minaret. Its simplicity of form and construction, such as the lack of portals, cupolas, galleries and courtyards distinguish it from the typical open-court mosques of Central Asia. The mosque's modest elevation and plain brick walls render its northern facade inconspicuous on the primary east-west street across the Ichan-Kala, or the Inner Fortress. Portions of the mosque are traced back to the tenth century, but Muhammad Amin-Inakh (1763-91) reconstructed most of the current structure and minaret in 1788-89, on the site of the smaller old mosque.
Souce: Archnet

interior, with light well at center, 2009

Work type

Mosque

Medium

brick

wood (plant material)

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