Palace of the Emir of Bukhara — Attraction in Kogon City

KAGAN PALACE

The conquest of Central Asia by the Russian Empire brought about another significant stage in the development of the local architecture. Among the first notable structures of the new type was the palace of the emir Sayyid Abd-al-Ahad in the city of Kagan. Kagan PalaceThe Russian Empire tried to quickly connect its new lands with its center with modern trade roads. Building railroads was the best way to carry out this task at the time. Kagan was initially planned to be a village for railway employees, named New Bukhara. It was built as a service center of Zakaspiyskaya Railroad in 1888 at a distance of 16 km from Bukhara. Soon it became like an embassy town. Besides the railway employees’ homes, there was a special diplomatic office that was responsible for the relations between the Russian Empire and the Bukhara Emirate. The construction of the palace designed by the famous architect Benois began by order of the emir on August 14, 1895. The leading master builders got down to work, and under the supervision of the engineer Dubrovin the construction was completed in 1898. The building was of a principally new design, which made it different from all the major buildings of the time in the region. It was Moorish in style, in combination with baroque and empire styles, with a lot of pillars, towers and domes. It looked even more pompous than the emir’s palace in Bukhara. The European architectural elements of the Kagan palace were combined with Arabian ornaments. The walls of the palace had a lot of stucco decoration. Kagan PalaceThere are a few versions of what was the purpose of building the palace. According to one of them, the emir ordered to build it for himself personally. However, when he came to the palace and examined it, he said that it was not grand enough for him as an emir and too luxurious for him as a Muslim. According to another version, the palace was planned to be used during the visit of the Russian emperor to the Bukhara Emirate. Whatever was the plan, the new Bukhara emir Alim-Khan who soon came to power made the palace a hotel for high ranking guests visiting Bukhara, which is another interesting fact about the site. The palace was the first VIP hotel and the first Eropean-style building in Bukhara oasis. It is impossible to “check into” the palace today, since it is houses the local Railway Workers Culture Center. However, anyone who is interested in Bukhara architectural sites should visit Kagan palace. It still remains an example of the cultural interaction of the two powers in the...

Дворец эмира Бухарского - находится в городе-спутнике Бухары Кагане, от 12 км от города. Город, в котором был построен этот дворец, в годы постройки назывался Новой Бухарой, а впоследствии, в 1935 году, переименован в Каган.

Строительство нового дворца началось 14 августа 1895 года по приказу эмира Сеида Абдулахад-хана в Новой Бухаре и было закончено в 1898 году. Проектировщиком дворца был Алексей Леонтьевич Бенуа, руководил строительством инженер Дубровин, а возводили и отделывали здание бухарские и русские мастера.

Дворец c множеством башен, куполов и колонн эклектичен, построен в неомавританском стиле в сочетании с барокко и ампиром. Помимо типично европейского стиля, в оформлении использованы и арабские мотивы.

Дворец можно посетить без проблем, никому ничего не надо платить. Экскурсия не стоит денег. Дворец в плачевном состоянии, каркас, крыша требуют ремонта, внутри все загажено, здание используют как пункт для голосования. Прискорбно. Требуется финансирование, ремонт/реконструкция. Перспективы для достопримечательности большие. Сам город грязный, пыльный, не...

Very interesting place; the lasy was nice and showed us around. The gas heating from 1900 was amazing… also the ball room was very beautiful. It is a peaceful area to rest as well, with apple, mullberry and...