Madrasa of Muhammad Amin Khan
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Alternative Titles
Muhammad Amin Madrasa
Madrasa of Mukhammad Amin-Khan
Muhammad Amin Khan Madrasa
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, with statue of Al-Khwarizmi (founder of algebra) in front, 2009
Type of Work
MadrasaSubject
Madrasahs, Islamic religious education, Islam -- History, Four-iwan mosques, Khiva (Uzbekistan), Architecture, Islamic--Asia, Central, Architecture, Islamic --Uzbekistan, Statues, Khuwarizmi, Muḥammad ibn Musá, fl. 813-846
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