Bukhara, Uzbekistan, October 2009
Pool at Lyab-i Hauz, the one remaining pool in Bukhara [hauz means pond]. The other pools were filled in during the 1920s and 1930s because they were such breeding grounds for disease. The large mulberry tree was, according to the sign on it, planted in 1477.
The Ark, or Citadel, in Bukhara, was used as both palace and fortress.
One of three remaining 4-domed buildings, built at city crossroads as bazaars in the 15th-16th centuries. The streets cross in the center, and there are multiple smaller arches along the sides.
Contemporary (left) and historical (right) buildings side by side. No cars here because it was a dead end.
The Kalyan minaret and other domes.
Madraddah (not sure of name)
Madrassah courtyard
Madrassah courtyard
Plaza near Mir-Arab Madrassah
Mir-Arab Madrassah
Carved wooden door.
Pool at Lyab-i Hauz, the one remaining pool in Bukhara [hauz means pond]. The other pools were filled in during the 1920s and 1930s because they were such breeding grounds for disease. The large mulberry tree was, according to the sign on it, planted in 1477.
The Ark, or Citadel, in Bukhara, was used as both palace and fortress.
One of three remaining 4-domed buildings, built at city crossroads as bazaars in the 15th-16th centuries. The streets cross in the center, and there are multiple smaller arches along the sides.
Contemporary (left) and historical (right) buildings side by side. No cars here because it was a dead end.
The Kalyan minaret and other domes.
Madraddah (not sure of name)
Madrassah courtyard
Madrassah courtyard
Plaza near Mir-Arab Madrassah
Mir-Arab Madrassah
Carved wooden door.