The Palace is located in the eastern part of Khiva and was built by Allah Kuli Khan. Construction of the palace took about eight years from 1830 till 1838. First, harem living quarters - was built, then the mikhmankhana - a place for official receptions followed, and the last to be erected was the arzkhona, the courtroom. Munis wrote a story telling that the best architect of those times was impaled because he refused to finish the construction within two years. It took Usta Kalandar Khivaqi another 8 years to complete the palace after that. One can get to the spacious harem yard through a small tambour. The yard is a rectangle elongated from the west to the east. Its southern side is occupied with small ayvans four of which were given to the khan's wives (according to Shariat, a man could not have more than four wives) while the fifth, eastern and more richly decorated ayvan served as the living residence for the Khan himself. There is a living room (saray) in every ayvan with a room for servants provided. #Ichanqala #Khiva #Tash_Khauli_Palace #Uzbekistan
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