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Tash-Hauli Palace

The khans' main palace from the 1830s, built around courtyards for the harem, receptions and justice, with tall carved columns and blue tiled walls.

EnsemblesUNESCO World Heritage1830sAbout 1 hour to see

About the place

Allakuli Khan built Tash-Hauli, the "stone courtyard", in the 1830s as a more comfortable residence than the old citadel. Behind its high outer walls are several courtyards, each with tall iwans facing north to catch the breeze and keep out the summer sun.

The harem courtyard is the largest, lined with five iwans for the khan and his wives and rooms for servants. The reception courtyard has round brick platforms where yurts were set up for guests, and the smallest courtyard served as a court of justice.

The tilework here is some of the finest in Khiva, in deep blue, white and turquoise, and the wooden columns rest on carved bases. Take time to look up at the painted ceilings of the iwans.

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