Masjid-i Jami of Khiva
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Alternative Titles
Djouma Mosque
Juma Mosque
Friday Mosque
Great Mosque of Khiva
Ichan Kala, Masjid-i Jami of Khiva
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, hypostyle hall, 1997
Type of Work
MosqueSubject
Columns, Islam -- History, Spolia, Hypostyle mosques, Khiva (Uzbekistan), Architecture, Islamic--Asia, Central, Architecture, Islamic --Uzbekistan, Jamis, Trees, Hypostyle halls, toplighting openings
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