My Planet Experience
Uzbekistan
Poi-Kalyan ensemble (Miri-Arab Madrassah, Kalyan Minaret, Kalyan Mosque), city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Bukhara, which is situated on the Silk Route, is more than 2,000 years old. It is the most complete example of a medieval city in Central Asia, with an urban fabric that has remained largely intact.
Monuments of particular interest include the famous tomb of Ismail Samani, also named the Samanid Mausoleum, a masterpiece of 10th-century Muslim architecture.
Ismail Samani was the founder of the Samanid dynasty, which ruled from 875 to 999.
Uzbekistan
Poi-Kalyan ensemble (Miri-Arab Madrassah, Kalyan Minaret, Kalyan Mosque), city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Bukhara, which is situated on the Silk Route, is more than 2,000 years old. It is the most complete example of a medieval city in Central Asia, with an urban fabric that has remained largely intact.
Monuments of particular interest include the famous tomb of Ismail Samani, also named the Samanid Mausoleum, a masterpiece of 10th-century Muslim architecture.
Ismail Samani was the founder of the Samanid dynasty, which ruled from 875 to 999.