Amir-Tura Madrasah

In the northern part of Ichan-Kala, the Amir-Tura madrasah is located among residential buildings. It was built in 1870 by the brother of Muhammad Rahim Khan II (1863-1910) and bears his name. The main facade of the madrasah is represented by a tall portal with an octagonal niche and a two-story arcade of wings. The high walls of the other exterior facades also create the illusion of two storeys.

Unlike many other madrassas, this one is designed very ascetically and modestly. In the design of his portal, no decor was used at all. Only the side turrets of the madrasah, called guldasta, are not heavily decorated. They are decorated with thin belts of green mosaic.

The elegance and simplicity of the structure are given by openwork gancha grilles, which decorate the windows of residential buildings. These grids are called panjara. If we compare the size of the Amir-Tur madrasah with the size of other similar structures, then we can call it average, not too large, but also not very small.

The main facade of the building is made by a high portal with an octagonal niche without any ornaments. There is reliable evidence on this score – at the moment when the workers had just begun to decorate the exterior of the building, the Red Army troops broke into the city. Naturally, it was not possible to work in such conditions, and therefore the exterior decor is limited to majolica tiles, which the craftsmen managed to finish last evening.

The reconstruction of the building began in the 80s, and ended in the late 90s of the XX century. Today, the Amir Tura madrasah is one of the most popular monuments of Ichan-Kala.