Bukhara Fortress, the Ark
Bukhara citadel of Ark obtained its modern appearance in the period of the Man-ghit
dynasty (1747-1920). Ark was the center of Bukhara statehood. There was a palace of
Bukhara amir, mosques, exchequer, governmental administration and prison. Its grand
entrance fronted the Registan Square.
Since 1945, the Bukhara State Architectural Art Museum-Preserve has been
situated in the Ark citadel.
Bolo-Hauz mosque
In the past Registan Square was occupied by numerous beautiful buildings. Today there
is only monument of medieval Bukhara - the Bolo-Hauz Ensemble. It is a classic sample
of Central Asian mosque: the winter building of 1712, summer aivan of the early
20
th
century with ornamented ceiling and wooden columns, small minaret constructed in
1917 by usto Shirin and small basin.
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