Day 3

Today is day 3 of practice with my favorite band.  Today we went to one of the pearls of the world fortress Ark.  We started our tour of the fortress at 10:30 am.  It was very wonderful. The last time I was here was 5 years ago with my mother.  Year after year, new products and exhibits.  Our years today were Nigora and Feruza, it was very interesting to hear how it was built, who ruled and the legends  about this fortress.

 

The Ark Citadel is an ancient symbol of state power.  It seems that since the very creation of the world, this huge fortress has been standing in the center of Bukhara, which has always been a protection and support for the Bukhara rulers.
 The history of Ark is still shrouded in mystery.  The age of Ark has not been established exactly, but, in any case, one and a half thousand years ago, this majestic fortress was already the seat of the ruler.  It was built by the efforts of thousands of slaves who created an artificial hill by hand, without powerful equipment, under the scorching sun many centuries ago.
 For centuries, the Ark remained the main residence of the Emir of Bukhara, the place from where the supreme command of the country was exercised.  Here, in the Ark, in addition to the rulers, great scientists, poets and philosophers lived and worked: Rudaki, Firdowsi, Avicenna, Farabi, Omar Khayyam.

Today, the Ark fortress is a huge open-air museum complex.  The territory of the fortress includes an archaeological museum, expositions of numismatics and epigraphy, a museum of Bukhara nature, the Childukhtaron mosque and the khonako Battol-Gozi.  In total, there are 8 museums on the territory of the historical and architectural complex "Arc Citadel", containing more than 80 thousand exhibits.  The most interesting places to visit:

 Exposition "Writing in Bukhara" in Jome Mosque.  Unique calligraphic tools and ancient books are presented.  Among them is the Koran handwritten in calligraphic handwriting.

 Archaeological Museum.  The museum exhibits finds from the entire existence of settlements on this site.  Moreover, the exposition is constantly replenished, excavations are ongoing in our time.

 Museum of Nature.  The exposition includes specimens of flora and fauna of the surroundings of Bukhara, models of irrigation facilities.

 Department of numismatics.  It presents unique samples of ancient coins that were in circulation in different periods of the history of Bukhara.

 Zindan prison.  A frightening-looking dungeon and a pit for the guilty.  The prison cell could hold up to 40 prisoners.

 Stable yard.  Utility room, where you can learn about the military equipment of horses and their role in the defense of the city.

 Throne Court.  A skillfully carved canopy is installed in the courtyard, under which the throne of the emirs of Bukhara was placed.