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31.05.2024

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Trip to Toqi Zargaron trading dome.. Today, my practical lesson was in Toqi Zargaron trading dome. As usual from 9 00 my day started and we gave informations one by one.  Toki Zargaron (Persian - goldsmith's tower) was an architectural monument and a trade center for the sale of jewelry in Bukhara. This architectural monument was built in 1582 during the reign of Shaybani ruler Abdullah Khan II[1]. Currently, it is included in the national list of immovable property objects of the material and cultural heritage of Uzbekistan. At present, there are craftsmen's workshops and trade stalls in Toqi Zargaron. These shops now sell spices, wood products, jewelry, antique collections. Toqi Zargaron was full of jewelries and other traditional products, I watched them with more enjoy. Most of them were handmade products so I really liked them. Especially, tourists are interested in these products. Today was my last day of practice🥲... 10 days passed, during my practical lessons I learnt ...

30.05.2024

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About Toqi Telpak Furushon.. Today, I went to the Toqi Telpak Furushon trading dome, because for my practical lessons, my next adventure was this place. As usual, at 9 00 I started my new day.  Today also, Nima Majidi was our companion and he asked informations about it.  The Toqi Telpak Furushon is a bazaar located in Bukhara, which forms part of it's historic centre. This architectural monument was built in 1571 during the reign of Shaibani ruler Abdullah Khan. Currently, it is included in the national list of real estate objects of material and cultural heritage of Uzbekistan. Nowadays the trading dome is full of traditional caps and other traditional products. Especially, tourists are interested in these products and buy them. I watched the products with more interest, they are really beautiful and you can enjoy with watching them. Most of them are handmade products, that's why they have special decorations and accessories.  I liked all of them and took pictures with ...

29.05.2024

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Toqi Sarrafon trading dome... Today, my practical lesson was in Toqi Sarrafon trading dome. As usual, firstly we gave informations about architectural monument and had new knowledges about it! Toqi Sarrafon is an architectural monument and one of the main trade centres of Bukhara for money exchange.  This architectural monument was built in 1534-1535 by the order of Shaybanid ruler Ubaydullah Khan. There were shops for money exchange, a mosque and a Sarrafon bathhouse in this dome. Toqi Sarrafon was famous as the money changers dome. Today we can find various national souvenirs, painted utensils and hats under the famous dome. Ancient bazaar, like many years ago , was filled with buyers and tourists from different countries. There were lots of shops in trading dome, I watched all of them with more interest because most of them were our traditional products.  Actually, my day was great and full of adventures. I am thankful for such a beautiful day...!💖

28.05.2024

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Trip to Maghoki Attari Mosque  Today, I should go to the Maghoki Attari Mosque for my practical lesson. At 9 00 my trip started. Firstly, my groupmates gave informations about Maghoki Attari Mosque and all of us spoke about it. Maghoki Attari Mosque is a historical mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. It forms a part of the historical religious complex of Lyabi Havuz. The mosque is located in the historical center of Bukhara, about 300 metres southwest of Poi- Kalyan, 100 metres southwest of the Toqi Telpak Furushon trading dome and 100 meters east of Labi Hovuz. It is a part of UNESCO world heritage site historic centre of Bukhara. Today, the mosque is used as a carpet museum. We entered to the mosque and watched carpets there. There were different types of carpets, they had different, colourful designs and traditional decorations. I watched them with more enjoy and liked all of them...! The mosque was small, so after watching it, Nima Majidi offered another places for not getting bored...

27.05.2024

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Adventures in Labi Hovuz Today my practical lesson took place in Labi Hovuz which is located in the old city of Bukhara. At 9 00 my practical lesson started as usual, before it began we took picture with group mates. After my dear teacher, Mohichehra Temirovna come, we started our trip. Today also we have guests and together we explored Labi Hovuz and buildings which are located there. Firstly, my group mates gave informations about Nadir Divan-Beghi madrasah. Nadir Divan-Beghi is a title that designated the post right after Khan in the Bukhara Khanate. Nadir Divan-Beghi held this position during the reign of Imam Quli-khan, the strongest Khan of the Ashtarkhanid dynasty. The devotion to Islam tradition.  After listening informations, we entered to the madrasah and watched there. Nima Majidi gave information about the madrasah. I noticed that he knows much  more informations about the madrasah than us.. My next adventure was Kukeldash Madrasah. This madrasah is the oldest buil...

24.04.2024

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Travel to the Blacksmith workshop. Today my practical lesson took place in Blacksmith workshop of Bukhara. The Blacksmith workshop was established in the 16th century. During the Shaibani period, many merchants came to Bukhara and traded. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, there were 150 blacksmith shops in the city of Bukhara, of which 30 were famous for hoe-making and 50 for sickle-making. The Blacksmith museum opens at 11 00 , but we were there at 9 00. Till 11 00, we watched two blacksmith shops. There were lots of products of masters and they are made perfectly. I really liked all products. After watching them, I listened some information about the blacksmith museum from my group mates. After it we played game together, it was full of fun and enjoyable...! After opening the museum, I watched there and felt myself in the past. The atmosphere of blacksmith museum was great. Except from products there were examples of historical forges, achievements...

23.05.2024

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Trip to " the Museum of Fine Arts of Bukhara" Today, my adventure took place in the Museum of Arts of Bukhara. The Museum of Fine Arts of Bukhara was founded in 1982 by the initiative of the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Uzbek SSR, Sharof Rashidov.  In the specially renovated building, 3 independent departments of the Bukhara State Museum-Reserve have been established, the first is the department of the Bukhara Museum of Fine Arts, the second is the Scientific Center of Historical Manuscripts, and the third is the Photo and Document Fund. The Museum was full of unique paintings. While I watching them, I noticed that they are related to ordinary life of people. That's why they look alive. While watching them, I saw the way of life of people in ancient times, I felt the atmosphere of that time. The paintings were so beautiful and watching the paintings is  enjoyable..! I watched every painting with more interest and my group mates tried to describe some of...

22.05.2024

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 Exploring Masjidi Baland Today it was third day of my practical lessons and during my trip I go to Masjidi Baland with my group mates and with my lovely teacher, Mohichehra Temirovna. Masjidi Baland is one of the most famous buildings in Bukhara. The Baland mosque , which means the "upper mosque", is a historical mosque in the ancient city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO along with the whole of the historic old town, this small mosque was built at the beginning of the 16th century in the southern part of the city. Today we had guests from Us and England. With them we watched Masjidi Baland and shared informations about it.   I liked both interior and exterior design of Masjidi Baland. The architectures used natural materials to design the mosque. When I entered the mosque, a special silence enveloped my soul. And the books inside were a source of history for me, and they seemed shine. Masjidi Baland has survived to this day because i...

21.05.2024

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Special atmosphere in the main Zindan of Bukhara. Today I visited to the main Zindan of Bukhara during my practical lessons. I haven't visited there since today.  This one of the most enigmatic monuments of Bukhara was built in the 18th century. The prison was built in the nortwest corner of Shahriston and consisted of several chambers of debt, the cooler and dungeon, laid of brick with a diameter of about 5 meters and a depth of 6.5 meter. The Zindan was full of mysteries and the atmosphere was special, I have never seen it before.  There were stamps of judges. They were related to late 18th- early 19th centuries and were written in Arabic language. Another thing which I was interested most is order of emirs. They were also written in Arabic language. With my friend, Dildora, I watched them, there were also pictures which shows criminals in Zindan. The most terrible thing was hobbles. There were for arms, for legs and for necks. While I was watching them, I thought about the ...

20.05.2024

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The beginning of practical lessons in Ark of Bukhara. Bukhara is one of the most famous and ancient city around the world. The city surrounded with lots of historical monuments, buildings, mosques and etc.Today I visited in Ark with my dear teacher, Mohichehra Temirovna, and with my lovely group mates. Together we explored the history of Ark, its design, its structure and its layout. Ark was built in 5th century, BC by Siyawush. The Ark is built on the remains of the earlier structures, which constitute a layer twenty meters deep under the base arch, the layers indicating that previous fortresses had been built and destroyed on the site. Our travel was full of adventures, that we walked around the Ark and entered museums and got information about our history. My groupmates shared their knowledge about this fortress, about the Khan's Palace, the rules also. I watched every single thing with full of interest. One of the most interesting was kalimb-stamp. They used for infliction patt...