Bolo Haouz Mosque, Friday mosque near Ark Fortress in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
The rectangular mosque features twenty wooden columns supporting a summer prayer room and contains a winter hall with four interior columns.
Built in 1712 across from the Ark citadel, the mosque gained additional wooden columns in 1917 during the period of Bolshevik Russian rule.
The mosque maintains its function as a central religious gathering place for the Muslim community, especially during Friday prayers and Islamic holidays.
Located on Registan Square, the mosque includes multiple entrances and a 12-meter-high iwan leading to a 42 by 10 meter prayer hall.
The mosque structure reflects in the waters of its adjacent hauz pool, while twenty wooden columns, each made from two trunks, display intricate muqarnas.
Location: Bukhara
Inception: 1712
GPS coordinates: 39.77778,64.40750
Latest update: March 9, 2025 11:39
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