CHOR MINOR MADRASAH🌟

 Day 2

Hazratova Oysara 🌛

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Today is our second practice day, it is very hot despite this all of us are Here. Todayʼs Destination was CHOR MINOR MADRASAH 🌟 

Letʼs know about today's historical complete

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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.[3] Each of four towers have different deco rational motifs. Some say that elements of
decoration reflect the four religions known to Central Asians. One can find elements
reminiscent of a cross, a Christian fish motif, and a Buddhist praying-wheel, in addition to
Zoroastrian and Islamic motifs.[5]
In 1995, due to an underground brook, one of the four towers collapsed [6] and emergency
assistance was applied for and granted by UNESCO under the World Heritage Fund. Although

the collapse resulted in destabilizing the entire structure, the authorities were anxious to keep

awareness of the disaster to a minimum. Without explanation the building disappeared from
the list of sights and after hurried reconstruction of the tower "using non-traditional building
material, such as poor quality cement and steel"[7] Chor Minor returned as one of the most
popular sights of the city, yet the event has been kept secret ever since
The structure was built by Khalif Niyaz-kul, a wealthy Bukharan of Turkmen origin in 1807 under
the rule of the Manghit dynasty.[2] The four towered structure is sometimes mistaken for a gate
to the madras that once existed behind the structure, however, the Char-Minar is actually a
complex of buildings with two functions, ritual and shelter. Originally, it was a part of a complex
of a madrasa, which was demolished.[3] The building has no analogs in the architecture of
Bukhara, and the inspiration and motives of Niyazkul are unclear.[4]

The main edifice is a mosque. In spite of its unusual outward shape, the building has a typical
interior for a Central Asian mosque. Owing to the buildings cupola, the room has good acoustic
properties and therefore takes on special significance of 'dhikr-hana' – a place for ritualized
'dhikr' ceremonies of Sufi, the liturgy of which often include recitation, singing, and instrumental
music. On either side of the central edifice are located dwelling rooms, some of which have
collapsed, leaving only their foundations visible. Consequently, for full functioning of madrasa
only of classroom and some utility rooms is lacking. However, it was common practice that socalled madrasahs had no lecture rooms or, even if they had, no lectures had been given in them.
These madrasahs were employed as student hospices.[2]
On the esplanade to the right from Char-Minar is a pool, likely of the same age as the rest of
the building complex. Char Minar is now surrounded mainly by small houses and shops along
its perimeter.

The structure was built by Khalif Niyaz-kul, a wealthy Bukharan of Turkmen origin in 1807 under
the rule of the Manghit dynasty.[2] The four towered structure is sometimes mistaken for a gate
to the madras that once existed behind the structure, however, the Char-Minar is actually a
complex of buildings with two functions, ritual and shelter. Originally, it was a part of a complex
of a madrasa, which was demolished.[3] The building has no analogs in the architecture of
Bukhara, and the inspiration and motives of Niyazkul are unclear.[4]

So Our today's practice day was over. IT Passed very Well,WE lerned a lot of information about that place .

Good Bye 🤗 💫