Gallery
Description
Property Name: Kok Gumbaz Mosque
Inventory No: 998-75-3
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-03-25
Country (State party): Uzbekistan
Province: Shakhrisyabz
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 39° 3′ 0.29″ N
66° 49′ 49.31″ E
Historic Period: 15th century, 2nd half
Year of Construction: 1435
Style: Timurid
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Kok Gumbaz Mosque is the Friday Mosque at the center of historical Shakhrisyabz. The mosque was erected as a part of Dorut Tilovat Complex, the memorial ensemble of Amir Timur.
Selection Criteria
iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
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 intact. In 1976, the restoration of its exterior cuppola was implemented. Between 1994-1996, the cladding of the exterior cuppola’s surface was completed, the interior paintings of the mosque were restored and the gallery was reconstructed.
References
Shakhrisyabz Architectural Monuments, Main Scientific-Production Board for Preservation of Monuments, Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, 2003
World Heritage Center Website: http://whc.unesco.org
Uzbekistan: The Monuments of Islam, Uzbekiston Nashriyati, Tashkent, 2002.