The Bolo-House Complex, which was once the Registan of Bukhara, was built at the beginning of the XVII century by order of the ruler of the city, Emir Shakhmurad.
The complex consists of a pond, a Friday mosque and a minaret. Translated as “Children’s pond”, as the Bolo House was used as a water source.
Bolo House was built as the Emir’s mosque, but later it became a common Friday mosque where believers come to pray.
The building has a magnificent view and for more than three centuries it has been decorated with twenty columns that hold the ceiling. Residents of the city call the Bolo House “the mosque of the forty pillars” for their reflection in the pond.
Near the mosque there is a minaret, built a little later. It is made in an elegant style, and also successfully combines Asian luxury and miniature.
