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Turt Shaffaz Minaret in Khiva.

Familiarization tour across Khiva.

“When I was a creator - the lord of the universe,
I am an ancient sky
And he created a new one - under which
All good wishes would be fulfilled in a moment ”

Omar Khayyam.

Quick trip in Khiva.

Turt Shaffaz a minaret in Khiva has been constructed in 1855 годк at an input in an architectural complex which carries the same name, by a number on a crossroads of streets R. Allabergenov and Turt Shaffaz.
He is decorated by green "bends" and has four belts of a majolica. Arch apertures are covered Pnadjara. The minaret has been restored in 1996.
The sizes of a minaret, height - 12 meters, diameter of the basis - 2.5 meters.

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