Description of the attraction
Kosh madrasah, which in Persian means "double madrasah", is of great interest among tourists. This complex of buildings is located in the western sector of Old Bukhara. Madrasahs were built in the 16th century, but not at the same time. The Modari Khan Madrasah, named after the beloved mother of Khan Abdullah, is considered the older building. It was completed by 1567, as indicated on the main façade. The name Modari-khan can be translated as “mother of the khan”. The building has a standard layout: there are lecture halls right at the entrance, cells for students and teachers are located along the perimeter, and a mosque is located behind the auditoriums, at the very end of the madrasah. The facades of the madrasah, decorated with mosaics, can be viewed endlessly and find more and more new details.
Another building, which is part of the architectural complex of the Kosh Madrasah, bears the name of Abdullah Khan, the builder of the first madrasah. This case with two wings and a majestic portal dates from 1588-1590. The walls of the Abdullah Khan madrasah are faced with majolica, which looks especially impressive from a distance. If you have imagination in the ornament covering the facades of the madrasah, you can see the elements of the landscape characteristic of Central Asia. Inside the madrasah there is a large lecture hall topped with a dome. Abdullah Khan's school is second in size only to two Bukhara madrasahs - Kukeldash and Miri-Arab.
Unlike some Central Asian madrasahs, which have blind arches on their facades, both madrasahs of this complex have classrooms for classes, which can be accessed directly from the street. Wooden doors lead into them. On the second floor there is a row of loggias, which is also quite unusual for such buildings.
