Local tourists visitng Po-i-Kalan - an Islamic religious complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

View of Po-i-Kalan - Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

View of Po-i-Kalan - Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

Tourists in front of the Mir-i-Arab Madrasa in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

Local tourists visitng Po-i-Kalan - an Islamic religious complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

View of the Brick Kalan minaret, part of Po-i-Kalan religious complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; The Kalan minaret is known more properly as Minаra-i Kalаn. It is also known as the Tower of Death because for centuries criminals were executed by being thrown from the top. The minaret is the most famed part of the complex, which dominates the historical center of the city in the form of a huge vertical pillar.

Local tourists visitng Po-i-Kalan - an Islamic religious complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

Inner courtyard of the Kalyan Mosque, part of the Po-i-Kalyan Complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

Inner courtyard of the Kalyan Mosque, part of the Po-i-Kalyan Complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

Inner courtyard of the Kalyan Mosque, part of the Po-i-Kalyan Complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

Local tourists visitng Po-i-Kalan - an Islamic religious complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

Inner courtyard of the Kalyan Mosque, part of the Po-i-Kalyan Complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

View of Po-i-Kalan - Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

View of Po-i-Kalan - Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan; Black and white photography

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

Tourists visitng Po-i-Kalan - an Islamic religious complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

View of the Brick Kalan minaret at sunset, part of Po-i-Kalan religious complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

Tourists visitng Po-i-Kalan - an Islamic religious complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

Tourists visitng Po-i-Kalan - an Islamic religious complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

Tourists visitng Po-i-Kalan - an Islamic religious complex in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Po-i-Kalan or Poi Kalan, is an Islamic religious complex located around the Kalan minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The complex is located in the historic part of the city. Since 713, several ensembles of main mosques were built in this area, to the south of the Ark citadel.

The facade with the wooden columns of the Bolo Haouz Mosque in Bikhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2020; Bolo Haouz Mosque is a historical mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Built in 1712, on the opposite side of the citadel of Ark in Registan district, it is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list along with the other parts of the historic city.

Man walking inside the Ark of Bukhara - a massive fortress in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; The Ark of Bukhara is a massive fortress located in the city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan that was initially built and occupied around the 5th century AD. The Ark was used as a fortress until it fell to Russia in 1920. Currently, the Ark is a tourist attraction and houses museums covering its history

Schoolboys visiting the Ark of Bukhara - a massive fortress in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan; May 19, 2016; The Ark of Bukhara is a massive fortress located in the city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan that was initially built and occupied around the 5th century AD. The Ark was used as a fortress until it fell to Russia in 1920. Currently, the Ark is a tourist attraction and houses museums covering its history