Modari-Khan Madrasah (Bukhara)

Uzbekistan / Buxoro / Bukhara
 islam, madrasah, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed building / architectural heritage
Modari-Khan Madrasah that was put up by Abdullakhan II (Abdulla-khan) on his mother's behalf. The date of erection 974 hijra (1566-67) is inscribed with majolica in verse above the entrance. As to composition it is a standard educational institution with a hostel for students and instructors around the courtyard, public halls of the mosque and lecture-rooms - darskhana - along both sides of portal in the interior of the building. The main front is richly faced with multicolor brick mosaic.
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Coordinates:   39°46'28"N   64°24'21"E
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