Group of Men Seated on Rugs, Praying, under Hanging Candelabras, inside a Mosque

1905
A notable complex on the outskirts of Bukhara is the Baha ad-Din Memorial Complex dedicated to the religious leader Bakhaaddin Nakshbandi (1314–89), who was born near Bukhara. The Nakshbandi brotherhood became a major force in the mystical tradition of Sufism. Around the 1540s the complex was substantially expanded by the Shaybanid ruler Abdullaziz Khan I (1509–50). Shown here are turbaned figures in prayer in the decorated courtyard of the Muzaffar-khan Mosque, built in the 1530s. In the foreground, marble bases support wooden columns carved in intricate geometric patterns. The walls display a variety of ceramic ornamentation, including inscriptions and niches surfaced with ceramic tiles. The image is by Russian photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863–1944), who used a special color photography process to create a visual record of the Russian Empire in the early 20th century. Some of Prokudin-Gorskii’s photographs date from about 1905, but the bulk of his work is from between 1909 and 1915, when, with the support of Tsar Nicholas II and the Ministry of Transportation, he undertook extended trips through many different parts of the empire. In 1911 his travels took him to an area of Central Asia then known as Turkestan, where he photographed many of the ancient monuments of Bukhara.

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1905<br />
A notable complex on the outskirts of Bukhara is the Baha ad-Din Memorial Complex dedicated to the religious leader Bakhaaddin Nakshbandi (1314–89), who was born near Bukhara. The Nakshbandi brotherhood became a major force in the mystical tradition of Sufism. Around the 1540s the complex was substantially expanded by the Shaybanid ruler Abdullaziz Khan I (1509–50). Shown here are turbaned figures in prayer in the decorated courtyard of the Muzaffar-khan Mosque, built in the 1530s. In the foreground, marble bases support wooden columns carved in intricate geometric patterns. The walls display a variety of ceramic ornamentation, including inscriptions and niches surfaced with ceramic tiles. The image is by Russian photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863–1944), who used a special color photography process to create a visual record of the Russian Empire in the early 20th century. Some of Prokudin-Gorskii’s photographs date from about 1905, but the bulk of his work is from between 1909 and 1915, when, with the support of Tsar Nicholas II and the Ministry of Transportation, he undertook extended trips through many different parts of the empire. In 1911 his travels took him to an area of Central Asia then known as Turkestan, where he photographed many of the ancient monuments of Bukhara.