Kalyan Minaret

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Kalyan Minaret is a towering 12th-century brick minaret in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, renowned as an iconic symbol of the city’s Islamic architecture and Silk Road heritage.

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Kalyan Minaret canonical 6
Great Minaret 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural monument
minaret
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Kalyan Mosque
Mir-i Arab Madrasa
linked to: Mir-i-Arab Madrasa
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture
associatedWith Silk Road caravan trade routes
linked to: Silk Road routes
builtBy Arslan Khan
citySymbolOf Bukhara
linked to: Bukhara, Uzbekistan
constructionStart 1127
country Uzbekistan
decorativeFeature geometric patterns
inscription bands
ornamental brickwork
diameterAtBase about 9 metres
era Qarakhanid period
linked to: Karakhanid era
function call to prayer
city landmark
hasPart circular gallery
lantern
spiral staircase
height about 45.6 metres
about 47 metres
heritageContext Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
inception 12th century
localName Kalon Minora
Minorai Kalon
locatedIn Bukhara
linked to: Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Bukhara Region
Uzbekistan
locatedOn Po-i-Kalyan complex
materialUsed baked brick
notableFor intricate brick decoration
prominent skyline silhouette
survival through Mongol invasion
numberOfSteps about 104
partOf Historic Centre of Bukhara
linked to: Bukhara, Uzbekistan
region Central Asia
religiousAffiliation Islam
shape cylindrical tower
tourism major attraction for visitors to Bukhara
translationOfName Great Minaret
linked to: Kalyan Minaret
UNESCOSiteInscriptionYear 1993
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Bukhara
linked to: Bukhara, Uzbekistan
viewpointFor panoramic views of Bukhara

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Bukhara contains Kalyan Minaret
subject linked to: Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Islamic Civilization Park hasReplicaOf Kalyan Minaret
Po-i-Kalyan complex hasPart Kalyan Minaret
Po-i-Kalyan complex notableFor Kalyan Minaret
Kalyan Minaret translationOfName Great Minaret
linked to: Kalyan Minaret
Mir-i-Arab Madrasa near Kalyan Minaret
Kalyan Mosque adjacentTo Kalyan Minaret