Toshhovli Palace

Nice palace, quite a labyrinth of rooms and corridors to negotiate. Some beautiful tile work and wooden columns.

In the first half of the nineteenth century the palace Tash-Khovli (stone country-estate) was built in the eastern part of the inner city. This complex of a building with three yards has rectangular plan, in the southern part are the receiving yard, Arz-Khovli, and a yard for entertainment, Ishrat-Khovli. The northern part is occupied by a harem. Labyrinths of corridors join the yards and buildings. The brothers and relatives of the khan lived in the palace. The two gates face the west and south. All the constructions were built from the high quality bricks. The fencing walls of the palace end up with figured cogs. From the flatness of the wall, the high well-portioned towers stand out.
Arz-khovli and Ishrat-Khovli have an identical plan. Around the southern part of the square yards, high single-pillar aivans are built with main houses behind them. On the other sides are the rooms for guests with small aivans on the second floor.

The Khan's palace is a large building, ornamented with pillars and domes, which, covered with bright coloured tiles, flash in the sun, and attract the attention of the stranger approaching Khiva. A guard of thirty or forty men armed with scimitars stood at the palace gates. We next passed into a small courtyard. the Khan's guards were all attired in long flowing robes of various patterns, bright coloured sashes being girt around their waists, and tall fur hats surmounting their bronze countenances. The courtyard was surrounded by a low pile of buildings, which are the offices of the palace, and was filled with attendants and menials of the court. Good looking boys of effeminate appearance, with long hair streaming down their shoulders, and dressed a little like women, lounged about, and seemed to have nothing in particular to do.

Captain Fredrick Burnaby "A Ride to Khiva" 1876

Luxuriousness at its best! Allakuli Khan, the "Building Khan", left many buildings in Khiva. One of the most beautiful buildings is the Tosh Hovli, the "Stone House", a palace he built between 1832 and 1841 as a luxurious alternative to the royal apartments in the Kuhna Ark. The palace has an exuberantly decorated interior: artfully carved wooden pillars, beautifully decorated and painted ceilings and of course the turquoise ceramic tiles so characteristic of Central Asia. An absolute must for anyone visiting Khiva!

Beautiful courtyard with mosaic tiles, some nice souvenir shops.

My favourite place in Khiva I think and it’s not very known! With two entertainment halls that are pretty well preserved with beautiful mosaics! There used to be 2 yurts in the main entertainment hall and they have the reconstructions of it there so gives you a good idea how it looked like in the old days

For me one of the most beautiful bildings in Khiva to visit.

Tosh-Hovli Palace is also a Museum of Handidrafts. The internal area is organized in small blocks each one with a different, colorful and impressive decoration.

Must visit as part of the khiva ticket, has the most beautiful architecture and blue walls

amazing... Silk is the oldest luxury in the world, after all.

Khiva Palace - Stone courtyard is an example of 19th-century architecture. It was built under the project of local architects Tojiddin and Kalandar. Construction began in 1831 and lasted 10 years.

Former palace. Interesting

This place is huge and like a palace. The interior is like a maze. It is very mysterious.

Great

Must go. Fantastic

Wonderful

Phenomenal

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Bellissimo palazzo con ampia corte interna costruito per volere le Khan di Khiva, comprensivo di harem per le concubine.
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