Day 2

 Ulug'bek madrase

Ulugbek Madrasah was found in 1417, as the inscription on the bronze plate of door runs says. There is a name of master in the portal tympanum, which was building this monument – Ismail ibn Takhir ibn Makhmud Ispfargoni. It is possible he was a grandson of one of the masters, who had been captured by Timur in Iran and left their names on the portal of Gur-Amir complex in Samarkand.

Bukhara Madrasah is the first Madrasah, built by Ulugbek. It is comparatively small, but has great forms. This is a building with two-ayvan square yard, surrounded by two-storey hudjrs, with darskhana cupola halls and mosque on the cross of entrance .

Today is the second day of our practice.  Ulugbek madrasah was built in the 14th century and is the very first madrasah in Bukhara.  As always, at 13:30 we gathered near the madrese with the teacher and we went inside this building.  I felt like in a fairy tale because this madrasah has been standing without any changes for almost 10 centuries.  Thank you all for this day