UZBEKISTAN ~Kukeldash Madrasah -Tashkent - Unesco Tentative ~

... Beautiful view of Tashkent’s oldest surviving monument and a symbol of 16th-century Islamic education institutions... widely celebrated as a crucial part of Uzbekistan's rich Islamic heritage and a major cultural landmark... its yellow brick facade frames a grand entrance portal over 20 meters high, surrounded by two-storey arcaded galleries and an inner courtyard lined with student cells... the Kukeldash Madrasah has resumed its function as a religious school, with classes and Friday prayers still held... but also remaining a cultural heritage site open for tourists to explore its courtyard, garden and facades... learn its history and legends and admire the traditional-style architecture, which despite having been recently restored still manages to evoke memories of Uzbekistan’s medieval past... a living historical and spiritual place...Thanks a lot Juliia!【ツ】

Tashkent’s Kukeldash Madrasah was built under the Shaybanid Dynasty by the vizier Dervish Khan in 1570. Due to his close relationship with the ruler, the khan was better known by his nickname "Kukeldash", meaning “the khan's milk brother”, and thus the madrasah built by him came to be known as Kukeldash. The finished structure, rich in décor and replete with sky-blue majolica, rivaled the finest architecture of Samarkand and Bukhara. Throughout the course of its history, Kukeldash Madrasah was repurposed, abandoned and rebuilt numerous times.

The specific structure is formally recognized as a prominent component of the region's Silk Roads and on the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list.
 

Stamp:

Fauna of Uzbekistan - Cats

(Issued 26-10-2021)

Nazruz 

(Issued 20-03-2020)