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Best time to visit
It is worth coming early in the morning or late in the afternoon, when the sunlight beautifully illuminates the blue tiles and there are fewer visitors in the narrow little streets.
Budget tips
Entry requires a ticket, about 10,000 sum (less than 1 dollar). The ticket for the nearby Bazaar Complex does not cover this place, you need to buy a separate ticket.
Recommended for
Photographers and art lovers, Cultural explorers, Quiet adventurers, Sightseers who would avoid the main tourist routes
Plan your visit
20-30 minutes
About
Quick facts: Each of its four blue-domed towers received a different decoration; no two are alike. The building was actually the entrance gate of a former madrasa, while the school building itself disappeared long ago.
Highlights: If you look closely at the towers, you will notice that each was made with different geometric patterns and tile painting, as if the builder had employed four different craftsmen. According to locals, each tower symbolizes a religion of one of the four cardinal directions, although there is no written evidence of this.
Insider tips
- You can climb to the top of the towers up the narrow spiral staircase, from where you can take great photos of the rooftops of the surrounding houses.
- You can also hop onto the roofs of the surrounding houses with permission from some local shopkeepers, getting an even better view of the four towers.
- It is worth bargaining with the souvenir sellers sitting at the entrance, the prices are more flexible in the morning hours.
- Look at the worn tiles at the base of the towers, the old and new layers of restoration tell a fascinating story.
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