Art Resource - AA604631

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Low angle view of the Kalyan Mosque, 1514, (right), Mir-i-Arab Madrasah, 1535, (left) and the Kalyan Minaret, 12th century, (centre right) Bukhara, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 11, 2010 in the afternoon. The Mir-i Arab Madrasah was built by the Shaybany Ubaydallah Khan, and is still a functioning madrasah. Built on the site of several predecessors (the original mosque dated from 795), The Kalyan Mosque is Bukhara's Friday mosque. The baked brick minaret, commissioned by Arslan Khan and designed by Bako, is 48 metres high and its diametre is 9 metres at the bottom and 6 metres at the top. 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.

Unique Identifier AA604631

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 5400px × 3600px

Photo Credit Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY

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