Chashma-Aiyub
On the way to park exit; you can see one more interesting monument – Chashma-Aiyub. It is difficult, repeatedly rebuilt during 14 – 19 centuries, multicells mausoleum; it has a shape of oblong prism, covered with cupolas over apartments of different size and shape. Double cupola with cone calotte, raised on cylindrical drum, marked itself the main apartment with wellspring source. Hence the name Chashma-Aiyub (Iov spring)
Miri-Arab Madrassah
It is one of the best Bukhara architectual school monuments of 16 century. Architecture and d?cor of Miri-Arab distinguish by highest culture and taste. At present in this monument, which underwent catastrophical detruction, portal and whole northern wing of main fasadewere restored up, cupola and yard-arcades construction were strengthen.
Near Miri-Arab Madrassah is Amir-Alimkhan Madrassah. It was built in the end of 19 – beginning of 20 centuries, with using of unusual shape – in look of common living and economic yards in one together. From 1924, the monument served as urban library, what is quite in order: «Noble Bukhara», as it was called in the East, always was one of the scientific and the knowledge center and had large book-depository.
Ulugbek Madrassah
Ulugbek Madrassah was found in 1417, as the inscription on the bronze plate of door runs says. There is a name of master in the portal tympanum, which was building this monument – Ismail ibn Takhir ibn Makhmud Ispfargoni. It is possible he was a grandson of one of the masters, who had been captured by Timur in Iran and left their names on the portal of Gur-Amir complex in Samarkand.
Bukhara Madrassah is the first Madrassah, built by Ulugbek. It is comparatively small, but has great forms. This is a building with two-ayvan square yard, surrounded by two-storey hudjrs, with darskhana cupola halls and mosque on the cross of entrance hall.
Chor – minor
In the eastern part of Bukhara there is an unusual monument. This is Chor – minor. “Chor minor” means “four minarets”. Essentially it serves as a part of large Madrassah, built by rich turkman Niyazkul. The Madrassah is demolished, but Chor – minor is on the square among dwelling houses. To the right of entrance inside there was written a Persian quatrain, pointing out the date of building – 1807. On the first floor in Chor – minor there is a hexahedral entrance vestibule, which has four-side opening embrasure; on the second one, there is a square guard lodging, from which you can get into four minarets with sky-blue domes.
