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2200 years for TashkentWhen you go out to the native Tashkent and you start to peer more attentively to what surrounds you, an imperceptible feeling from the depth of your soul creeps. It is inexplicable probably.
The city playes different colours but the feeling start point is the same. You look back and see the city in blue down polette. In different times the city had different names - Juni, Chach, Shash, Binkent. Each name was the reflexion of time, all the history which this city possessed held in it. And the history is more than two thousand years now. Only having looked through a prism of millenia it is possible to see as your Tashkent city arose. And having turned back, you see a densely populated valley which represents the shopping centre, the intermediary between the West and East countries.
Tashkent has been destroyed by the Arabian conquerors in the 1/3 of 8th century, and its revival has come only in the 9th century, not in ruins but on the river Bozsu. Tashkent has been destroyed by Horezmshakh Muhammad in 13th century again. It was only in 14th-the beginning of 15th century, as the city has got the value of a strong fortress again, its territory extended, trade and culture developed being a part of Amir Temur's state. 
Coming back from the past to the present times of where we are now, one doesn't believe the facts Tashkent has passed through, and was built anew several times as well. But the city lives around you, and lives only for the sake of you. It has kept the streets which have been filled in with the hot sun, very narrow strets, especially in blocks. They amaze with sharp graphic drawing of silhouettes of houses. Each detail is important and organic in these images. Each house continues the mood of another but differs in some individual way.
The present roads lie among the remained lanes of history still. They lead you to the future. The Amir Temur, Alisher Navoi, Ulugbek monuments not only remind of a cultural heritage, but also represent the person of Tashkent city. The Istiklol palace, Turkiston palace, Pakhtakor stadium, the Palace of arts, are the absolute demonstration of the architecture achievements. The Temurid's museum is a special chapter in the history of Tashkent. One shall never get bored to read it time and again. Even having learnt by heart, one shall find something new. That is the real charm of the East- one sail never be satiated with the surrounding. Tashkent pleases the inhabitants within the life everyday. That is life, solar as the weather in Tashkent, quiet as its small streets, modern as the newest constructions of architecture and hospitable as each house in each street. One becomes a part of Tashkent, just walking across. It is pleasant to feel the heart hits the city pulse. The Chorsu market opens a veil to the east markets fairy tale. National ornaments and clothes, pottery and figures of east beauties - just a small part of that it is possible to get on east market and to keep or present. Such national style decorative things keep the spirit and history of dearest Tashkent city. 
One would certainly return couple centuries back to look at all the monuments erected by the ancestors, if could. Tashkent has kept many of them. The city gives the chance to see and realise all greatness of the past architectural compositions still.
The Dzhami mosque is a basis of Registan ensemble located around the Chorsu square (onstruction of 15-18th cc. - the end of 19th century). It is the unique sample of a Friday mosque of domestic type in Tashkent, occurring in Central Asia during the late Middle Ages epoch. The mosque has been built up in 2003, modern methods of building and furnish have been applied to. Now the mosque looks elegant, solemnly, the considerable quantity of people comes to watch. The Barrack-khan madrassah it is located to the east from the Chorsu market, among pise-walled building of an old city. The construction of was conducted in several stages and has been finished by 1532. The Mausoleum is centric, portals and dome, with four angular rooms and kross-like hall. On the right side on a portal there is a board which says in the mausoleum there is the residence of the Mufti of Spiritual Management of Moslems of Uzbekistan. The complex is combined from a fragmentary brick. The decor of facades has been distributed only on the main objects - entrance peshtak madrassah, a portal and a dome of the Sujunidzh-khan mouzoleum. By the historical data, mausoleum domes has been covered by blue tiles, the dome drum decorated by the ornament with drawing of 8-side stars, typed in mosaic, therefore the mausoleum named "the Kok gumbaz" ("the Dark blue dome"). The dome has been destroyed while the earthquake of 1868. The decor entrance of peshtak madrassah is restored now. The entrance arch pick is collected from 6-side majolica tiles on which the vegetative ornament is put, showing a unique composition. The madrassah complex has reached up to now with big losses and deformations. Madrassah Kukeldash is located on a high hill around the Chorsu square. The builder of the madrassah is considered to be the Tashkent khans vesire (1551-1575), named Kukeldash ("the foster brother of the khan"). madrassah Kukeldash is one of the largest remained madrassah of the 16th century in Central Asia, with the developed lay-out and the characteristic methods usage of its time. The madrassah has been constructed in bricks. Only one of facades is decorated. On a portal there is a tile decor still - the glazed bricks and a majolica have remained, filled to in 1950s. Despite an emergency condition the Monument of a great history and architectural value, the Kukeldash madrassah, has been saved and restorated. To pick the stars and feel happy is only possible when one is deeply in love. Wolking by the streets of the city once you understand how much you care for the city. Every street, every house and tree is so keen to you... And you ready to bring all the stars to the city, and being a part of, just say - "It's up to you, my native city Tashkent"... Бакыева Г.
Богдановская Н. Мадаминова Д. перевод: Иосис М. |
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