Po-i-Kalyan
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Po-i-Kalan, or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex consists of three parts, the Kalan Mosque, the Kalan Minaret to which the name refers, and the Mir
Courtyard at Po-i-Kalyan, with the madrasa and minaret
Brick Kalan Minaret (2025)
Inner courtyard of the Kalyan Mosque, part of the Po-i-Kalyan Complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, decorated with banna'i brickwork
A view of intricate tile-work on the Mir-i-Arab Madrasa in Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Iwan
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An iwan is a rectangular hall or space, usually vaulted, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open. The formal gateway to the iwan is called pishtaq, a Persian term for a portal projecting fro
Po-i-Kalyan
…mentor in his madrasah. As such, the wooden tomb of Ubaydullah-khan is situated in the middle of the vault (gurhana) in the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah. Design Iwan of the Mir-i Arab madrasa In terms of design, the Mir-i-Arab has a rectangular courtyard with four inwards facing iwans, each one situated uniquely at…
Multiple iwans and tiled domes of the 16th-century Persian-style Mir-i-Arab madrasa, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
View of an iwan at Hatra (present-day Iraq)
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The iwan of the Palace of Ardashir