Toki Sarophon. Day 5.

 Day 4

Toki Sarophon.

Hello everybody🙋🙋.

Today is december 2nd. It's the fourth day of our 

practice class. We gathered at Lyabi Khauz

Complex at 10:00.  Unfortunately, the weather 

was  very cold, and our hands were about to 

freeze.

When we all gathered, we went together to Toki 

Sarophon. Our destination today is Toki Sarophon.

After reaching the destination, at 13:30 our 

teacher Sabina Sharipovna arrived and we 

started our journey today. 

Feruza and Marjona gave us some information about 

Toki Sarophon. Today's trip was very interesting for 

us. Because we had never seen these places before. 

Toki Sarophon (Persian - money changers' tower)

 is an architectural monument in Bukhara (16th 

century), the main trading center for money 

exchange. At the intersection of 2 streets of 

Shahristan, st. Shops of sarros were built on the 

Shahrud stream. Toki Sarophon is the smallest 

dome. the building is 8-sided (size 25x24 m), the 

inner diameter of the dome is 12 m, the outer 

dome (bal. 16.55 m) is placed on 4 peaks, it covers 

the intersection in the south of the city. In the 

second half of the 16th century, a mosque was 

placed in one of the 4 corners of the hall, a 

Sarrophon bath in the other, and a Sarophon in 

the other 2 shops are located next to each 

other. As a result of research, it is shown that 

people lived in the area of ​​this market during the 

9th century Somonites. There is information that 

there was a fire here in the 13th century and that 

the fire was related to the activities of Genghis 

Khan. at the entrance to the mosque there is an 

inscription "This construction was completed in 

1534-35 during the reign of Ubaidulla Bahadir 

Khan". This may also apply to surrounding 

buildings. During the Shaibani period, Bukhara 

became a center of private business, lending and 

money exchange. In Bukhara, there were houses,

 a trading dome, a caravanserai, a mosque, a 

bathhouse, and others related to the name of 

money changers. 

 

Toki Sarophon Market or Money Exchange Dome 

Market is a bazaar building located in the historical

 center of Bukhara, and it is one of the landmarks

 that UNESCO has placed on the World Heritage List. 

On the Silk Road. Currently, the bazaar offers carpets,

 scarves and souvenirs, and millions of visitors visit it

 every year, so do not miss the opportunity to visit it!

Toqi Sarophon means ,, Toq '' - " Ark " and

 ,, Sarophon,,  means ,, money exchange ".

Our practice lesson today was great. We got a lot 

of information from him. At the end, our teacher 

checked our diaries and asked a few questions 

about Toki Sarophon. That's the end of our 

practice today. Today left a good impression on us