Lyabi-Hauz Ensemble, Bukhara
 Architectual ensemble Lyabi-hauz
is formed with three large monumental buildings: Kukeldash
Madrassah in the north, khanaka
and Nodir Divan-begi in the west
and in the east. From the south the square was closed
with Trade Street. The center of old Bukhara large
ensemble became a reservoir.
The name «Laybi-khauz» means «at
reservoir». According to the old legend, for
a long time knan gardener Nodir Divan-begi could not
buy a lot for planned building, where a house of alone
woman was. Then all-powerful vizier ordered to built
a channel under women's house, and the water began
to washaway walls, unhappy women had to sell this
lot. The khan hauz secretly was called «khauz
of violence», what in arabian inscription gives
numerical meaning of building date - 1620.
The khauz rectangular (36 – 46 meters height),
stretched from the east to the west, is buried in
shadow of venerable chinaras. Its shores are formed
with stair launch to the water, made from massive
blocks of yellow limestone. In old times there was
«tea bazar», there sold sweets, dainties,
bread and made food.
Kukeldash Madrassah (1568 - 1569)
is the largest in Bukhara (80x 60 meters). It is built
on traditional diagram of eastern institution –
boarding school. However for the first time in madrasah
built in rabid, light, ventilated hujrs leaded by
loggias on the free yard to the streets of city. They
open on the second floor on side-facades. Living apatment
is equipped with modern amenities, as Ulugbek Madrassah
in Samarkand, butr there is three-part apartmenton
the first floor, consisted of ayvan, housing and household
apartments. In darskhana 4 crossing archs, stretched
from corner to corner diagonally with netted décor,
carry the light.
 On the west side of Laybi-khauz is one more architectural
monument. This is Nodir Divan-begi Khanaka
(1619 - 1620). It is great multicells building
with central cupola hall, with undeep niches on sides.
In the building corners are living hydjras.
On the eastern side of khauz you can see a facade
of curious architectual building – Nodir
Divan-begi Madrassah. At first this building
was built as caravan-saray in Madrassah, joined to
main facade loggias, portal and corner towers. At
this time second floor was built. On longitudinal
axis, across from entrance peshtak is, traditional
in caravan-saray, passage to the back yard, destined
for pack cattle.
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