Kukeldash Madrasah (Tashkent)

The madrasah is built of yellow brick, and has a traditional square shape with a big portal and an inner yard.

The portal is 20 metres (66 ft) high and contains two towers at its sides.

[1] The madrasah was damaged by the earthquake in 1868 and subsequently reconstructed in 1902–1903.

It was reconstructed again in the 1950s and became one of only several religious buildings which survived the 1966 Tashkent earthquake.

[2] The madrasah was converted into a caravanserai in the 18th century, then it served as a fortress.