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Description
Property Name: Tash Khauli Palace
Inventory No: 998-6237-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-07-28
Country (State party): Uzbekistan
Province: Khorezm
Town: Khiva
Geographic coordinates: 41° 22′ 42.16″ N
60° 21′ 41.68″ E
Historic Period: 19th century, 1st half
Year of Construction: 1830-1838
Style: Inaqid
Original Use: Palace
Current Use: Museum
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Tash Khauli is a palace that was built for the Khans to reside in. The first inhabitant of the palace is Allahuli-khan. It is a complex including reception halls, a court of justice, and other living and administrative units with three small courtyards and a large harem court. In this palace, Mohammad Rahim-Khan signed a peace treaty with Russia on August 12, 1873. Today, the building is the museum of Local Lore, History, and Economy.
Selection Criteria
iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
iv. to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history
v. to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change
State of Preservation
Due to the inappropriate renovation and lack of care, the monument had dilapidated. Therefore, some restoration projects were carried out between 1981 and 1996. Today, concerning the excess number of tourits, the monument faces damage. Another problem is the falling over of ceramic tiles at the courtyards and the seepage of groundwater. In the harem part of the Tash Hauli Palace in 1945-1983, the museum of history was located. Restoration works started in 1976 were completed in 1989, the same year in the harem building exhibition of the museum “Craft of Khorezm” opened, which has been operating to this day. In 1997, the palace Tash Hawley, on the occasion of the 2500 anniversary of the city Khiva has undergone large restoration works. In Tash-hauli palace on the extent of many years restoration works were carried out repeatedly. In 1982 – 1983 the ceilings avians were restored. For restoration works conducted in 1976 – 1989 years in the harem part of the palace, the State allocated and spent more than half a million rubles. In 1997 the restoration works were carried out on paving of the bottom part of the palace with burnt brick. Buildings and mehmankhana and arzkhana Tash Hauli palace were again restored in 2001
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