Kalyan Mosque
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Kalyan Mosque is a historic and monumental Friday mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, renowned for its grand courtyard, impressive domes, and role as a major center of Islamic worship and architecture in Central Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalyan Mosque canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Friday mosque
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ historic building ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Kalyan Minaret ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Central Asian Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Khanate of Bukhara
ⓘ
surface form:
Bukhara Khanate
|
| cityLandmarkOf |
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Bukhara
|
| country | Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Islamic culture of Central Asia ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | courtyard mosque ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Kalon Mosque ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | Masjid-i Kalon ⓘ |
| hasCourtyardType | open-air courtyard ⓘ |
| hasDomeType | multiple domes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
community gathering place
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | towards Mecca ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arcades
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ domes ⓘ iwan ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance |
important monument of Islamic architecture in Central Asia
ⓘ
major center of Islamic worship in Central Asia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Bukhara
Bukhara Region ⓘ Central Asia ⓘ Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| locatedInOldCity | historic center of Bukhara ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
glazed tiles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decorative tilework
ⓘ
grand courtyard ⓘ historic significance ⓘ impressive domes ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Po-i-Kalyan complex ⓘ |
| regionOfCulturalInfluence | Transoxiana ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday prayers
ⓘ
congregational worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bukhara