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Bukhara, Uzbekistan 24 March 2012
Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa palace and museum.
Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa was the summer residence of the last Bukhara emirs. The palace is located at a distance of 4 kilometres north from Bukhara, by the road that runs to Gijduvan.
The first structures in this picturesque area were built in the mid-19th century during the rule of Emir Nasrullakhan. In the 1880s, his successor Muzaffarkhan built here a palace for his beloved wife Sitora-bonu. The most skillful Bukhara craftsmen were sent to Russia to learn the best practices of country residence construction. Soon after that, under the supervision of architect Hajji Khafiz, there was constructed sumptuous set of rooms including throne room, which had a peculiar mixture of European and Asian architectural styles.
The main structures of the residence were built during the rule of the last Bukhara emir Alimkhan during 1910s and 1920s. The new palace complex comprises an arch over the gateway, a few buildings and a greenhouse.
PHOTO: EZEQUIEL SCAGNETTI
Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa palace and museum.
Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa was the summer residence of the last Bukhara emirs. The palace is located at a distance of 4 kilometres north from Bukhara, by the road that runs to Gijduvan.
The first structures in this picturesque area were built in the mid-19th century during the rule of Emir Nasrullakhan. In the 1880s, his successor Muzaffarkhan built here a palace for his beloved wife Sitora-bonu. The most skillful Bukhara craftsmen were sent to Russia to learn the best practices of country residence construction. Soon after that, under the supervision of architect Hajji Khafiz, there was constructed sumptuous set of rooms including throne room, which had a peculiar mixture of European and Asian architectural styles.
The main structures of the residence were built during the rule of the last Bukhara emir Alimkhan during 1910s and 1920s. The new palace complex comprises an arch over the gateway, a few buildings and a greenhouse.
PHOTO: EZEQUIEL SCAGNETTI
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