Gallery
Description
Property Name: Kalyan Mosque
Inventory No: 998-65-3
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-03-19
Country (State party): Uzbekistan
Province: Bukhara
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 39° 46′ 33.12″ N
64° 24′ 51.45″ E
Historic Period: 16th century, 1st half
Year of Construction: 1514
Style: Shaibanid
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Kalyan Mosque is the great Friday mosque of Bukhara, constructed at the city center (Registan). Its name “Kalyan” means “the great”, as it has a monumental façade and dominates the city center.
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
The mosque is in a fine state of preservation. In the recent years, the façades were cleaned from dirt and dust. The columns of the gallery were reinforced on their bases. Also, the preservation of the interior furnishings of the mosque were carried out.
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