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Madrasa of Muhammad Amin Khan

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1.97 MB

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Creator(s)
Islamic, Central Asian, Uzbek
Location
Site: Khiva (Uzbekistan)
Cultural context
Islamic
Central Asian
Uzbek
Description
"To the south of the citadel is a square on which military reviews and executions took place: it is bordered by two madrasas, that of Muhammad Amin Khan (1851–5), the largest (72˙60 m) in Khiva, with cells arranged on two floors around a central court, and that of Muhammad Rahim Khan (1871). The 70 m minaret planned for the madrasa of Muhammad Amin Khan, the tallest in Central Asia, was left unfinished."
exterior, view of pishtaq, 1987
Work type
Madrasa
Medium
brick
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Type
Image
Rights
(c) Roya Marefat 1987
Access rights
All rights reserved
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