Zarisha and Bolo Khovuz
Assalomu alaykum everyone 😍 ❤️
Today is the eighth day of the practice day. We went to the Bolo Hoz Mosque on our practice day today. But we didn't get there. As it was noon prayer time, prayers were being performed inside the mosque. The pond in front of it was very beautiful and there were many fish in it.
The name Bala Hauz Mosque translates as "The Mosque of the Bala Lake", which refers to the octagonal pool (hauz) in its public forecourt that is lined with stone steps. It was built in 1712 for Bibi Khanum, the mother of Ashtarkhanid (or Janid) ruler Abu'l Fayud Khan (1711-47). Although built as a royal chapel, the mosque has become a significant civic monument as a consequence of its eminent site near the famed Registan Square.
The Bala Hauz Masjid was part of an elite neighborhood to the west of the Ark until the early nineteenth century, surrounded by two mosques, the residence of the imperial army commander, an arsenal, a weapon's workshop, theological colleges (madrasa) and a Sufi hospice (khanqah). A richly decorated entry iwan was added to the mosque's eastern façade during a general reconstruction of the area in 1914-17 by the last Mangit ruler Sayyid Alim Khan (1910-20). In 1917, famed local master craftsman, Shirin Muradov built a small minaret in front of the mosque.
Just in information about the Bolo Khovuz
The Bala Hauz Masjid is noted for the profuse colors and carvings on the wooden columns of its porch and its ceiling. The joinery of its painted ceiling features extraordinary craftsmanship with the use of suspended weights, semi-circular arches and balusters.
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