Kalyan Masjid

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Creator(s)

Islamic, Central Asian

Islamic, Uzbek

Time period

creation date: original mosque & minaret, 1121-1122/515 AH, creation date: rebuilt, ca. 1430/833 AH

creation date: 7th century, creation date: extant buildings, 18th-20th centuries

Location

Site: Bukhara (Uzbekistan)

Cultural context

Central Asian

Islamic

Uzbek

Description

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]

Work type

Mosque, Citadel

Medium

brick

mud

stone

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