The unfinished Kalta Minor loomed beyond the gates of the Old City of Khiva

west gate of Khiva
Gate of the Old City of Khiva
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A large gate with round-roofed towers loomed at the entrance to the old town, which is registered as a World Heritage site. A hooded man was walking in front of the gate. Khiva is a city that prospered as a transit city on the Silk Road, but by the time I visited, its heyday had long passed. It has been a long time since the center of logistics became shipping. Caravans no longer visit here.

On the other side of the gate, the unfinished Kalta Minor can be seen. Although it would have been one of the largest minarets in the world had it been completed, construction has been halted and it remains a tourist attraction.

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Jun 2005 ARCHITECTURE UZBEKISTAN

PHOTO DATA

No

110

Shooting Date

Sep 2000

Posted On

June 26, 2005

Modified On

September 27, 2022

Place

Khiva, Uzbekistan

Genre

Architectural Photography

Camera

CANON EOS KISS

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