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Kalta-minor All About Uzbekistan
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Kalta-minor
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There is an
unfinished Kalta-minor (short
tower) in front of the facade of
the madrasah. It was once
considered to be the highest
minaret of the Muslim East. The
legend tells about the Bukhara
khan competing with the Khiva
khan by building the Kalyan
minaret in Bukhara.
Kalta-minor's foundation
diameter is 14 m., and the
height of the tower is 26 m. Not
only the grandiosity of the plan
but also the unusual decor is
impressive. The ornamental
cylindrical belts completely
cover the shaft of the minaret.
The wonderful skills of the
Khorezm architects who created
these decorative belts of green,
turquoise, blue and white plates
are on full here. It was hoped
that Kalta-minar would surpass
all other monumental structures
in its magnificence, but history
had it on its own way. Yet even
this unfinished part of the
minaret enraptures with its
audacity of plan and variety of
patterns. |
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