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 Hi everyone 

Today is the third day of our practical week and today's destination is Piridastgir mosque 

It is one of the mosques built for praying during Eid festivals. It was built behind the gate of the prayer hall in the southern part of Bukhara by Shams al-Mulk (1068-1080), who ruled Bukhara under the Kara-Khanid dynasty, in the 11th century.[1] It was built in the 11th-16th centuries.

The mosque's facade is on the west side, with a mihrab in the center of the mosque, made of baked bricks. The arch is decorated with carved and glazed tiles. The mosque was destroyed and demolished in the 11th century. In 1119–1120, by the order of Muhammad Arslan ibn Sulaymon, the ruler of the Qarakhanid state, a new arch was built in place of the old prayer hall, with a mihrab and a place for the nobles. The mosque has survived to this day in its rebuilt form. The mihrab of the mosque is decorated with complex geometric patterns, "almonds", and floral motifs. The names of Muhammad and his companions are written in calligraphic letters on the upper part of the mihrab.

This place is really interesting and amazing😇