Chashmayi-Ayub

 Hi everyone!!! Today went to the Chashmayi-Ayub. This building really ancient and famous. Now, I give some information about it.


Mausoleum of Chashma-Ayub is the religious building in the heart of Bukhara. It consists of the mausoleum and a holy spring. Today it includes a Museum of Water. The mausoleum was built by the order of Karakhanid rulers in the 12th century. It was rebuilt several times during the 14th-19th centuries. During the Tamerlane’s reign the mausoleum was completed. The building features four rooms, situated on the East-West axis. Each room is topped with a dome. The western room was the first building and was built as a sepulchral tower; the rest rooms were built

It is believed that the construction of the Chashma-Ayub tomb dates back to the 12th century. According to legends, one of the prophets of the Bible - Job (Job) hit the ground with his staff while passing through this waterless part of Bukhara - as a result, a spring of clean, healing water appeared here. In the 14th century, Khorezm craftsmen brought by Amir Temur during one of his campaigns built a building over the spring and well, and gave the cone-shaped dome above the high traction device in the well a characteristic shape for Khorezm. Compared to them, the famous Chor-Minor mosque can be called a newly built building - it was built in the 19th century. In this mosque, four low minarets and domes are blue in color, which gives the mosque a unique look.


It is common for oriental architecture to use ponds with artificial water bodies not only for practical purposes, but also for a more comprehensive decoration of the city. We get a lot of information and first-hand experience from there.


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