Madrasah Abdulkasim Sheikh description and photo - Uzbekistan: Tashkent (Topic)

Abdulkasim Sheikh Madrasah description and photo - Uzbekistan: Tashkent. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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Madrasah of Abdulkasim Sheikh is one of the historical monuments of Tashkent. This ancient university dates back to the 16th century. At first, it consisted of a number of buildings. In addition to the madrasah itself, the Abdulkasim Sheikh complex included a mosque and baths. Now only one building is left of the vast ensemble. The original university building was one-story. The second floor was built in the second half of the 19th century. During the Soviet era, the building was not destroyed.

Until recently, the madrasah was located on a cozy, quiet street, far from the bustle of the city. Now this street has been turned into a noisy alley, since a building has been built next to the medieval university where the parliament of Uzbekistan sits.

In 2002, the upper part of the walls of the main hall was renovated. Restorers have restored the quatrain that adorned the interior, which says that the hair of the Prophet Muhammad was kept in the now demolished mosque at the complex of Madrasah Abdulkasim Sheikh.

The building of the madrasah now belongs to the Art Academy of Tashkent. The halls, which previously held classes in mathematics, theology and other sciences, have now been converted into workshops for artists. Here they are engaged in creativity and teach students the appointed artists of Uzbekistan, respected masters, laureates of various competitions. The inner courtyard of the madrasah is never empty. Students of the academy, tourists, locals come here to look at another masterpiece, learn from painters, and maybe buy a work they like.

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