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Low angle view of Kalyan Minaret, 1127, and Amir Alim-Khan Madrasah, 14th century, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 8, 2010 in the afternoon. The baked brick minaret is 48 metres high and its diametre is 9 metres at the bottom and 6 metres at the top. Commissioned by Arslan Khan and designed by Bako its purpose was to summon Muslims to prayer. Bukhara, a city on the Silk Route is about 2500 years old. Its long history is displayed both through the impressive monuments and the overall town planning and architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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Photo Credit
Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY
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12TH CENTURY
14TH CENTURY
Afternoon
Amir Alim-Khan Madrasah
ARCHITECTURAL
Architecture
Architecture
Arslan Khan
ASIA
Asian
Bako
Brick
Bukhara
Central Asia
Central Asian
City
color
COLOR IMAGE
colour image
DAY
Education
Education
Islam
ISLAMIC
Kalon
Kalyan Minaret
looking up
low angle view
MADARSA
MADRASAH
MADRASSA
madraza
medersa
MEDRESA
MEDRESE
midrash
Minaret
Moslem
Muslim
no people
NOBODY
Outdoors
OUTSIDE
Photograph
Photography
religion
Religious
SCHOLAR
SCHOOL
TOURISM
Tourist Attraction
Tower
Travel
Turkic
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Uzbek
Uzbekistan
VERTICAL
WORLD HERITAGE
Worship