Silk Road - 4 June 2009 - Sight Seeing Around Bokhara, Uzbekistan

After breakfast in the hotel, which I am very satisfied with, we went to the Ismol Samanoiy Mausoleum. It was built in the 9^th or 10^th Century and unlike other buildings in Bokhara it was not destroyed by Genghis Khan’s armies. It has no tile work and all of its decorations involve placing bricks in a different fashion. For centuries it was covered by sand. One legend says that the people covered it to prevent Genghis Khan from destroying it. More likely it was covered by sand storms which were quite frequent. Description
Ismol Samoniy Mausoleum
Interior Corner
One Side
Other Side
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Our second stop was the Chashma Ayub or Spring of Job, which is considered sacred. There is a spring there that Women drink from (I wouldn’t take the chance). It was built sometime around the 12-14^th Century.

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Chasma Ayub Mosque

Our last stop before lunch was the Sitoro, which was the last palace used by the last Emir of Bokhara. It was built in the Russian style as the last Emir spent more time in Moscow than in Bokhara.

Sitoro - Palace of Last Emir
Peacocks
Peacock
Magnificent Persian Rugs in Palace
Imported Tiles
Storage place of sleeping mats, etc
Ornate clothes of the times
Building
More ornate clothes of the times

Velvet Coat purchased for my Little Muffin
My Little Muffin in Velvet coat and silk dress from Uzbekistan