Today was amazing day, because we visited Al Bukhari museum.In the XVI century during the governing of the Sheybanids’ dynasty on the village cemetery at the outskirts of Khortang the first memorial complex was constructed. The Complex of Imam al-Bukhari included small mausoleum above al-Bukhari tomb and Juma mosque. Such a view the complex had until the beginning of the XX century. And in 1997 at the period of Uzbekistan independence in connection with the forthcoming 1225 anniversary of Imam al-Bukhari it was considered to renew the memorial complex above the grave of the honorable religious scholar.

The Complex of Imam al-Bukhari takes the area of 10 hectares. The entrance to this remarkable sight is brought via the one-storied building from baked brick. The building includes three portal domes with through arched passages.

The Mausoleum of Imam al-Bukhari is in the central part of the complex. Imam al-Bukhari’s Mausoleum is the main dominating structure of the whole complex. The dimension of the construction is 9x9 meters. The building has a cube shape and it is decorated with marble and onyx. The 17-meters dome crowns the Mausoleum of Imam al-Bukhari. Here there is a tomb of the prophet with a gravestone from light-blue onyx. On the right of the mausoleum there is a separate entrance, leading to dakhma (burial vault).

To the left of Imam al-Bukhari’s Mausoleum there is a mosque with khanaka (dwelling place or cloister). The mosque seats 1,5 thousand of the believers. To the right of the entry one can see the administrative building with the library and museum, where rare manuscript and lithographic books on Islamic theology are exposed.

In the decorative appearance of Imam al-Bukhari’s Complex the typical medieval Islamic materials are used. They are mosaic, majolica, ganch (mix of clay and gypsum) and carved marble. The masters of national trades from all the country did their bit in the decoration work of the Complex of Imam al-Bukhari.

Near the Mausoleum of Imam al-Bukhari there are centuries-old plane trees. They were planted many centuries ago and till today they gladden the eye of visitors of the complex. Moreover, there is a belief, that having touched planes and having made a wish, it certainly would come true. Among planes there is a spring, water of which is considered healing.