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Description
Property Name: Kalyan Minaret
Inventory No: 998-65-2
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-03-18
Country (State party): Uzbekistan
Province: Bukhara
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 39° 46′ 32.24″ N
64° 24′ 54.59″ E
Historic Period: 12th century, 1st half
Year of Construction: 1127
Style: Karakhanid
Original Use: Minaret
Current Use: Minaret
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Kalyan Minaret is the minaret of the Friday mosque of Bukhara (Kalyan Mosque) at the city center. It is the one of the most dominant monuments in the silhouette of the city, visible from everywhere.
Selection Criteria
iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
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References
Pugachenkova, G. A., F. M. Ashrafi, B. M. Usmanov, F. K. Kasymov, N. K. Sharipov, Bukhara: Architectural Monuments, Ministry of Culture, Tashkent, 1997
Bulatov, Timur. Bukhara: A Museum In The Open, Gafur Gulyam Art and Literature Publishers, Tashkent, 1991.
Gombos, Károly. The Pearls of Uzbekistan: Bukhara, Samarkand, Khiva, Corvina Press, Budapest, 1976.
World Heritage Center Website: http://whc.unesco.org