Kalta Minor Minaret
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Kalta Minor Minaret is a famously short, unfinished yet strikingly wide and vividly tiled minaret in the historic city of Khiva, Uzbekistan.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural monument
ⓘ
minaret ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Muhammad Amin Khan Madrasah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kalta Minor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalta-Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Muhammad Amin Khan Madrasah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Muhammad Amin Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
green ⓘ turquoise ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Muhammad Amin Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart |
19th century
ⓘ
around 1851 ⓘ |
| country | Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decoration |
blue tiles
ⓘ
glazed tiles ⓘ green tiles ⓘ turquoise tiles ⓘ |
| diameterAtBase | approximately 14–15 meters ⓘ |
| height | about 26 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Itchan Kala UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| intendedFunction |
city watchtower
ⓘ
mosque minaret ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Itchan Kala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Khorezm Region NERFINISHED ⓘ historic city of Khiva ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Short Minaret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being unfinished
ⓘ
colorful glazed bands ⓘ short height ⓘ unusually large diameter ⓘ vivid tilework ⓘ |
| originalPlanHeight |
possibly over 70 meters
ⓘ
significantly higher than current height ⓘ |
| reasonForUnfinishedState | death of Muhammad Amin Khan ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical ⓘ |
| status | unfinished ⓘ |
| style |
Central Asian architecture
ⓘ
Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major landmark of Khiva ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf | Itchan Kala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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