In the Country Palace of the Bukhara Emir. Bukhara

1905
Between 1785 and 1920, eight emirs of the Manghit dynasty ruled Buhkara (in present-day Uzbekistan). After the Russian occupation of Samarkand (1868), the Emirate of Bukhara became a Russian protectorate. The last emir of Bukhara was Said Mir Mohammed Alim Khan. Shown here is the throne room of the emir’s suburban residence at Shir-Budun near Bukhara. The design shows the often fanciful use of traditional decorative motifs within a European interior, including the bentwood chairs along the wall. The ceiling cornice displays a decorative application of suspended vaulting elements known as mocárabe. 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. Prokudin-Gorskii was interested in recently acquired territories of the Russian Empire such as Turkestan, which he visited on a number of occasions, including trips in 1907 and 1911 to the ancient city of Bukhara. He also photographed the emir of Bukhara, Said Mir Mohammed Alim Khan, in 1911.

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1905<br />
Between 1785 and 1920, eight emirs of the Manghit dynasty ruled Buhkara (in present-day Uzbekistan). After the Russian occupation of Samarkand (1868), the Emirate of Bukhara became a Russian protectorate. The last emir of Bukhara was Said Mir Mohammed Alim Khan. Shown here is the throne room of the emir’s suburban residence at Shir-Budun near Bukhara. The design shows the often fanciful use of traditional decorative motifs within a European interior, including the bentwood chairs along the wall. The ceiling cornice displays a decorative application of suspended vaulting elements known as mocárabe. 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. Prokudin-Gorskii was interested in recently acquired territories of the Russian Empire such as Turkestan, which he visited on a number of occasions, including trips in 1907 and 1911 to the ancient city of Bukhara. He also photographed the emir of Bukhara, Said Mir Mohammed Alim Khan, in 1911.