Toqi Zargaron. Jewelers have worked here since its foundation. They didn`t only sell their luxury products but also created them in their workshops, which were located inside the dome. This tradition has survived to this day. Therefore, if you want to buy an elegant piece of jewelry in memory of Bukhara, now you know where to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can get there by taxi and also on foot if you are in Bukhara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Trading Dome Toqi Zargaron in Bukhara became the first such bazaar in the city after Bukhara was awarded the honorary title of capital of the great state and became one of the important points on the Great Silk Road. The establishment of Bukhara as one of the most important administrative, commercial and craft cities of Central Asia contributed significantly to the prosperity of the dome bazaars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their establishment made it possible not only to organise a wide range of trade, but also to relieve the central streets in order to make movement in the city as pleasant as possible. The Trading Dome Toqi Zargaron was built on the site of the Chorsu \u2013 the intersection of shopping streets and bazaars. Together with other monuments of Bukhara, the trading dome Toqi Zargaron has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites as \u201cHistorical Centre of Bukhara\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To a much lesser extent candles and aromatic soap were sold here, which were even more appreciated than jewellery. Carpet merchants, caravanserais for traders and travellers, warehouses for objects were usually located near the dome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dome cover Toki Zargaron are very beautiful, their shapes are strict and clear. There is nothing decorative, all subject to a constructive logic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToqi\u201d is the name of the domes of the covered bazaars, which were built at the intersection of several busiest streets. \u201cZargar\u201d is translated as \u201cjeweller\u201d, so that the Toqi Zargaron dome was also called \u201cJeweller\u2019s Trading Dome\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The structure is executed in the style typical of Persian architecture. The dome is quite strongly stretched and the vertical edges of the structure protrude strongly forward, outwards. Around the central space under the dome there were shops of traders and workshops of local craftsmen. Small, overlapping domes were also built over galleries with benches and workshops, creating a multi-domed roof over the rows of merchants. The united galleries under the vault can be described as medieval corridors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, trade is conducted here as it was several hundred years ago. The Trading Dome Toqi Zargaron is a popular attraction. Tourists come here not only on excursions, but also to buy unique jewellery and other silverware made by local craftsmen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other goods are also sold here: Souvenirs, clothes, tableware, antiques, carpets, books, paintings, coins, musical instruments. According to the travellers\u2019 evaluations, the prices in the covered bazaar are acceptable. As in any market, it is customary to negotiate with sellers and to obtain discounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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