Chor Minor
| Chor Minor | |
|---|---|
 Chor Minor from the southwest | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Bukhara, Uzbekistan |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: 40°23′9″N 49°50′16″E / 40.38583°N 49.83778°E |
| Status | Mosque |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1807 |
| Dome(s) | 4 |
Chor Minor (Char Minar, Uzbek: Chor minor) is a historic mosque in the historic city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It is protected as a cultural heritage monument, and also it is a part of the World Heritage site Historic Centre of Bukhara.[1]
In Persian, the name of the monument means "Four minarets", and the building indeed has four towers. It was constructed in 1807 and sponsored by local merchant Khalif Niyazkul. Originally, it was a part of a complex of a madrasa, which was demolished.[2]
The towers of Chor Minor are not minarets. Three of them were used for storage, and one has a staircase leading to the top floor. All of them are topped by domes covered by blue ceramic tiles.[2] The building has no analogs in the architecture of Bukhara, and the inspiration and motives of Niyazkul are unclear.[3]
References
- ↑ "Chor Minor Mosque (Four Minarets)". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Чор-Минор" (in Russian). Всемирная история, история народов и государств. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ Кудряшов, Андрей (10 April 2007). "Чор-Минор: Путешествие четырех башен во времени и пространстве" (in Russian). Информационное агентство «Фергана.Ру». Retrieved 5 July 2016.