The inner courtyard of the Kukeldash Madrasah in Tashkent appears in a pointed arch opening. Built around 1570 during the reign of the Shaybanid Khan Dervish Khan, it owes its name to its patron, a vizier nicknamed Kukeldash — ‘milk brother of the Khan’. It is the largest madrasa in the Uzbek capital. Initially converted into a caravanserai, it became a prison during the Tsarist era and was one of the few religious buildings to remain standing after the devastating earthquake of 1966, which destroyed around 80% of the city.

Credits : Martin Scheer (@martin.j.sc, Germany)

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