Maggoki-Attori: Mosque in the center of ancient Bukhara

Maggoki-Attori (“Mosque in the pit” - Persian) is located in the very center of the old city of Bukhara. The basement of the construction stroke into the ground in 6 meters and covered with cultural layers of the centuries-long history of Bukhara.

The Mosque has arisen on the place of the former Zoroastrian temple of fire-worshippers Mokh.   Explorations show that there were a bazaar near the temple were medical potions, spices and loam idols used to be sold.

This temple was rebuilt in to the Muslim mosque in XII and its construction belongs to indoor style. The surface looks snazzy. The arch and side faces are covered with a handsome ornament from carved alabaster and faced is faced with polished bricks. The arch is partly decorated with remained majolica tiles and carved terracotta.

In length of time the south portal was destroyed and new entrance of the Mosque was built in the eastern side in XVI century. Exactly from this portal a wide stone stair leads down to the mosque floor. The stair served as a place for praying.