The Ark Museum.

 Day 6.

Today, December 5, despite the fact that the 

weather is very cold, we decided to meet at 10:00.

 Our sixth practical lesson was held at the Ark 

Museum.  

In today's lesson, we learned a lot about Ark. 

Oysara introduced us to the history of Ark. 

The Ark was originally built in the 1st century 

BC. Before the Arab conquest, the city governors - 

Bukhorkhudots lived in the Ark. It was rebuilt 

and fortified with walls and turrets during the 

Somonites period (9th-10th centuries). The Ark 

was destroyed several times during the 

Karakhanid period (11th-12th centuries) and 

during the Mongol invasion (13th century).

Its current appearance was mainly formed 

during the Shaibani dynasty (16th century).

In 1990, as a result of the excavations carried out

 by archaeologists, the foundations of the room 

considered to be the Amir Hotel and the rooms 

around it, as well as the platform inside the 

courtyard, the tasnov, tazar, sandal and ice 

rooms were discovered. The structural 

complexity of the bathhouse is that the 

underground tanks are subordinated to a 

common network, extending to the zahkash 

outside the city, the gulaks (fireplaces) on all four

 sides provide constant heat, and they can keep 

ice in the refrigerator until late autumnwas 

determined.On the occasion of the 2500th 

anniversary of Bukhara, the courtyard inside the

 Ark where the throne is located was repaired 

and restored. The walls of the Ark have been 

renewed. The "Goriyan" gate was restored and 

other improvement works were carried out. it 

was found that there is a dome-shaped 

underground passage at a depth of 2.5-3 m from 

the ground level. The Bukhara State 

Architectural and Art Museum Reserve is located

 in the Ark. 

                    Wiew of the Ark in 1902.

                    Wiew of the Ark in 1907.

                   Side view of Bukhara the Ark

                          Back view of the Ark. 

The area of ​​the Ark, built on a hill with a height 

of about 20 m, is 4 ha, and its shape is polygonal. 

In different periods, the walls were reinforced 

with stone, ready-made and raw bricks, straws. 

The collapsed areas were repaired first with raw 

brick, then with baked brick.

It is entered through a large gate (16th century) 

on the west by an ascending path (there was also 

a gate on the east side). The "bouquet" on both 

sides of the gatehouse facade and the 3-story 

building between them are well preserved. 12 

and 13 takhmontokcha were made on the left 

wall of the long corridor leading inside the Ark. 

Some of the ledges on the left have doors to the 

bathroom. There were cellars and dry cellars 

under the bouquets.

On the middle shelf on the right side of the 

corridor, lights are lit for the spirit of the 

legendary hero Siyovush on Navruz holiday. 

Amir also entered the stable (stable) from the 

stairs here. at the exit from the corridor, there 

was a court of the gunner (head of the palace 

guards), a cellar under the porch here (these 

buildings have been destroyed). A mosque 

(palace mosque) with peshayvan was built a little

 further (in the corner of the western wall) (end 

of 18th century). the windows of the mosque are 

barred, and verses of the Qur'an are written 

between the patterns on the inside of the walls. 

Peshaivan ceiling is decorated with intricate

girihdar.

In the north-west corner of the Ark was the 

gunner's house and the room where the person 

who supervised the repair work stayed. On the 

east side of the mosque are the remains of 

sewage pipes. Except for the western wall of the 

Ark, all the walls and towers in the corners have 

been destroyed. There were many buildings in 

Registan square in front of the gate. Cannons are 

placed on the peshayvan facing its western wall.

To the left of the Ark gate was the 

Lashkarboshi's hotel, and to the north was a 

workshop for repairing weapons and an armory 

(storage room). "Childukhtaron" mausoleum in 

the north-east of the Ark, "Battol Ghazi's room"in 

the south-west, the remains of a special bath are 

kept.

There are also various ancient exhibitions in the 

Ark museum.

In addition to these, the Ark Museum also 

houses the Jome Mosque.  This Jome mosque

 was restored in 2009 with the help of the US 

embassy in Uzbekistan.

 

The second week of our practice has ended on 

day 1. We are very happy to visit Ark. Each of us 

left a different impression. We thank Sabina 

Sharipovna for everything.