Shahrisabz

Kok-Gumbaz Mosque

Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan

Description:

Kok-Gumbaz Mosque, located in Shakhrisabz, is distinguished by its large blue dome, which is visible from literally all sides. It was built in 1435 on the initiative of Mirzo Uglubek and is part of Dorut Tillawat. Inside the mosque is square, bright walls are painted with a beautiful neat ornament. The dome itself is 46 meters in diameter, made of ceramics of a bluish hue (symbolic of the sky), it looks very majestic. This mosque is considered the first largest in Shakhrisabz. The attraction is located just south-west of the Mausoleum of Dorus Saodat (across 1 street).

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