Khan’s Palace, Kokand, Uzbekistán
Pearl of Kokand is the palace of the last ruler of Kokand Khanate’s Khudoyar Khan. The magnificent palace complex, built in 1871, is a staggering grandeur. The palace was constructed in the traditions of Central Asian architecture with high portal in the middle, decorated with a large entrance arch and four minarets: the two of them stand on both sides of the portal, the two are wings of the facade.
Palace Khudoyar Khan, surrounded by a carved stone wall, consisted of seven small courtyards and 119 rooms. The total area of the palace was 4 acres, his foundation raised by three meters. Above the main gate was inscribed the Arabic inscription: “Great Seyed Mohammad Khudoyar Khan”. 16 thousand people, 80 masters, worked on its construction and 1000 carts. were used for it.
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