Sights of Andijan
General information | SightsHISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS OF ANDIJAN
Medrassah Djami
Building of medrassah impresses visitors by its attractive view and huge dimensions. It has a symmetrical layout construction including the turned to the east main front, in the centre of which the traditional Ferghana portal with arrowed niche, arched gallery and two decorative towers with lanterns come up the sky. The cupola-formed educational rooms with the two-storey hudjars are located in the corners of the building. Decoration includes geometrical-form lattices — panjaras.
Djuma Mosque
It is the biggest mosque in Ferghana Valley (there are 26 bays on the main front). The highest Minaret in Ferghana (32 metres), constructed of the burnt bricks, is also included in that same complex. Spiral staircase climbs up around the brick column. Minaret is completed with a cupola-formed lantern and the arrowed niches as well.
