3. Magoki-Attori Mosque,Chashma Ayub mouselum,Lyabi Khouz,Chor Minor,Ismoil Samoniy mauselum

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1. According to the legend recorded in Narshahi’s History of Bukhara, after Bukhar-khudat Bidun built up and fortified the walls of the fortress, he began to build a palace, but his attempt was unsuccessful: the building suddenly collapsed when it was almost completed. The conqueror of Bukhara, and likewise the court sages, long pondered over the reason for the failure, and at last decided to build the palace in the shape of the (Great Bear) on the seven stone pillars.The overall area of the fortress with all palaces, buildings, and fortifications is 34,675 square meters. Before there were two gates, at present time, only the western gate, which was restored in 1921-1923, remains.From the most ancient times the Ark was the fortified residence of the rulers of Bukhara. Everything could be found there - palaces, temples, barracks, offices, the mint, warehouses, workshops, stables, an arsenal, and even a prison.

2.Nowadays there is a museum inside.During the history of existence of the city, the Ark was repeatedly destroyed, but it was invariably restored by the new ruler. In the 16 century under the Shaibanids, the citadel was restored to the form in which it has come down to us. All the buildings on the territory of the Ark were built for the most part from the 17th to the 20th centuries.You will pass a long covered corridor with 12 niches in the left wall and thirteen in the right. Some of the ones on the left were a special type of prison. Here “Criminals” who did not agree with the rulers of the emirate and dangerous free thinkers were kept.A huge leather whip - the symbol of the absolute power of the emir - is hung by the entrance to the citadel. During the storming of the Ark in September 1920, this whip was torn down by the insurgents. Today it can be seen in the Bukhara Local History Museum which is situated in one of the buildings of the Ark.