Madrassas, mosques, mausoleums and minarets

Another city listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site is Bukhara. I think of it as it is the diamant of Uzbekistan. The historic center is amazingly beautiful. We walked the whole day long exploring this beauty.

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We started the day by finding the Chor Minor as this building is a bit harder to find.

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Afterwards we walked around in the old center which is like an open air museum.

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The only downside I found was the minaret which was closed.

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We visited the citadel arc. As you can see, I found a way to get in free. Inside it was not that interesting.

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The city has a few ponds which are still there. The others were closed by the Sovjets in the twenties for hygienic reasons.

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At the other end of the city is the Somoni Mausoleum.

To all nice stories comes an end, so we had to prepare to leave yet another city. Tomorrow we ride to the mighty Registan in Samarkand!