Bakhchysaray

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Tatar Khanate

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Bakhchysaray, Crimea

 

entrance to Khansky Palats
(The Tatar ruler's palace built in the 16th century)

 

minaret of the main mosque (1740)

 

entrance to the mosque

 

the grave yard

 

the palace
(costumes on the benches are available if you want your photo
in Tatar dress)

 

inside the main hall

 

wall design detail

 

detail of the ceiling

 

doorway

 

marble wall detail

 

 

fountain in the summerhouse

 

screen for privacy while dressing

 

second story wooden balcony used to allow ventilation, but privacy for the women
(now in the museum)

 

a fountain in the courtyard

 

Fountain of Tears (1764)
glorified by the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in his poem
The Bakhchysaray Fountain (1820)

 

closer view of the Fountain of Tears

 

the Golden Fountain (1733)

 

the Harem

 

the tower

 

room interior

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