Uzgen Minaret

Uzgen Minaret
Minaret at the Uzgen as of 2012
Uzgen Minaret
Location in Kyrgyzstan
Alternative name Özgön Minar, Uzgend Minaret
Location Uzgen
Region Osh Region
Coordinates 40°46′0″N 73°18′0″E / 40.76667°N 73.30000°E / 40.76667; 73.30000Coordinates: 40°46′0″N 73°18′0″E / 40.76667°N 73.30000°E / 40.76667; 73.30000
Height 27.5m (90 ft)
History
Material Bricks
Architecture
Architectural styles Minaret

The Uzgen Minaret also spelled as Özgön Minar or Uzgend Minaret[1] is an 11th-century minaret tower located in Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan. It forms part of the ancient ruins in Uzgen along with three well preserved mausoleums located nearby. Uzgen Minaret is a 27.5 metre (90 feet) tall tapering tower, with a 8.5 metre (28 feet) base diameter, reducing to 6.2 metres (20 feet) at the top.[2]

Built with bricks, the Uzgen minaret's architecture consist of three distinctive parts. It has a 5 metres (16.5 feet) high octahedron shaped lower part and a tapering cylindrical middle part, similar to the Burana Tower in northern Kyrgyzstan. The upper part with arched windows and a cupola is a relatively recent addition, built in 1923 to 1924.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Minaret of Uzgen". archnet.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "The Uzgen Minaret". discovery-kyrgyzstan.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.


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