Masjid-i Bibi Khanum

Only four massive fragments and a minaret survive of this enormous mosque commissioned by Timur after a victorious campaign in Hindustan. Located near the Iron Gate, the mosque faced a madrasa, no longer extant, that would later abut the mausoleum constructed for Saray Mulk Khanum, now in a ruinous state. A covered bazaar connected the massive mosque to Registan Square. Solo cuatro fragmentos masivos y un minarete sobreviven de esta enorme mezquita encargada por Timur después de una victoriosa campaña en Hindustan. Ubicada cerca de la Puerta de Hierro, la mezquita se enfrentó a una madrasa, que ya no existe, colindando con el mausoleo construido para Saray Mulk Khanum, ahora en un estado ruinoso. Un bazar cubierto conectaba la enorme mezquita con la Plaza Registan. The four fragments mark the four central points of the courtyard mosque: on the east-west axis, the monumental entrance portal with minarets, and the immense domed sanctuary with an iwan flanked by minarets; on the north-south axis, two smaller iwans and domed chambers that punctuated the long sides of the courtyard. Los cuatro fragmentos marcan los cuatro puntos centrales del patio de la mezquita: en el eje este-oeste, el monumental portal de entrada con minaretes y el inmenso santuario abovedado con un iwan flanqueado por minaretes; en el eje norte-sur, dos iwans más pequeños y cámaras abovedadas que puntuaban los lados largos del patio. A reconstruction has been approximated from the fragments and excavations. The mosque occupied a space 109 by 167 meters, and consisted of an arcade, or riwaq, linking the iwans, four bays deep increasing to nine bays on the western, qibla side. The façade of the interior courtyard included three tiers of riwaq flanking the north and south iwans, and may have stepped down to two tiers elsewhere. Minarets marked each corner of the exterior envelope; the northwest minaret still stands. Se ha aproximado una reconstrucción a partir de fragmentos y excavaciones.