Category Uzbekistan Landmarks

“Should the sky disappear, the dome will replace it”

This building is truly unique. It has experienced many occasions in its history, changing shape, name, form, purpose.

This madrasah is one of the major attractions of Gijduvan city, which is 40 kilometres from Bukhara, as well as one of the three that were built by the illustrious grandson of Amir Temur.

At the entrance to Vabkent (the town, located in the suburbs of Bukhara) we can see how the horizon line is cut through tall & elegant minaret ("Place of kindling" in Arabic meaning), embodied in typical Asian style, with a round base.

Kosh means ‘double’ and is a general architectural term that can refer to any two opposing or facing halves of an ensemble.

Do you know that there are some places in the world where dreams come true? If we exclude artificially created places for tourists attraction or “handmade” ones such as “Dalila’s bust” which should be touched with eyes closed.

The most amazing time of the day in Bukhara is early morning. When a slanting beam of light gets through a building and start coloring golden-blue portal of the opposite building into soft-pink.

It is hard to verbally express love to the city. Like you are trying to explain for what you love it, but the most important, intrinsic and inmost stays off-screen. Beyond the words. At the level of emotion.

Forty kilometers from Samarkand is a holy place, which attracts hundreds of pilgrims every year. By an Arabian version of the legend King David after many years of the reign in

What does a traveler know about Uzbekistan? Usually, some stereotypical pictures come to mind – Great Silk Road, Registan Square in Samarkand, Old Town of Bukhara, Khiva Fortress, minarets, cozy boutique hotels, a lot of sun and fruits.