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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Bukhara (Uzbekistan)en_US
dc.coverage.temporalcreation date: 1651-1652/1064-1065 AHen_US
dc.coverage.temporalcreation date: 1417-1420en_US
dc.creatorUnknownen_US
dc.date1651-1652/1064-1065 AHen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-12T22:03:25Z
dc.date.available2015-02-12T22:03:25Z
dc.date.issued1651-1652en_US
dc.identifier250375en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/172628
dc.descriptionexterior, view north, with western wall of Abul Aziz Madrasa in foreground and entrance facade of Ulugh Beg Madrasa in distance, 1990en_US
dc.descriptionOne of three madrasas commissioned by Ulugh Beg, this one in Bukhara was constructed over the same years as that in Samarkand. The builder, Ismail b. Tahir b. Mahmud al-Isfahani utilized the traditional courtyard plan, but instead of the standard four iwans, he included only two, located on the entrance (longitudinal) axis. A double-height arcade of niches links the iwans, each niche leading to a rectangular, barrel vaulted student cell. The main exterior façade features a centered pishtaq flanked by a double-height arcade that terminates in corner towers. A square vestibule beyond the entrance iwan provides access to the courtyard and to flanking large domed chambers; one is a winter mosque, the other a classroom. The decorative scheme makes considerable use of hazarbaf brick patterns in dark and light blue glazed tile. The entrance iwan also includes haft rangi tiles with extensive gilding. Traces of painting remain on the mihrab of the mosque. The Ulugh Beg Madrasa faces the larger Abd al-Aziz Khan Madrasa, constructed 1645-1680. Souren_US
dc.format.mediumbricken_US
dc.relation.ispartof126391en_US
dc.relation.ispartof121666en_US
dc.rights(c) 1990 Arun Kumar Rewalen_US
dc.subjectMadrasahsen_US
dc.subjectIslamic religious educationen_US
dc.subjectArchitecture, Islamic--Asia, Centralen_US
dc.subjectArchitecture, Islamic --Uzbekistanen_US
dc.subjectUlugh Beg, 1394-1449en_US
dc.titleMadrasa of Ulugh Begen_US
dc.title.alternativeMadrasa of 'Abdul'aziz Khanen_US
dc.title.alternativeMadrasa of Abdulaziz Khanen_US
dc.title.alternativeMadrassah Abdul Aziz Khanen_US
dc.title.alternative'Abd al-'Aziz Madrasaen_US
dc.title.alternativeAbd al Aziz Khan Madrasaen_US
dc.title.alternativeAbd al-Aziz Khan Madrasaen_US
dc.title.alternativeMadrasa of Ulug Begen_US
dc.title.alternativeMadrasa of Ulughbegen_US
dc.typeImageen_US
dc.rights.accessAll rights reserveden_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode333en_US
vra.culturalContextIslamicen_US
vra.culturalContextUzbeken_US
vra.techniqueconstructionen_US
vra.worktypeMadrasa, Madrasaen_US
dc.contributor.displayIslamic, Uzbeken_US


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