So many of the Silk Road sites in Uzbekistan are superbly restored, glimmering monuments to a long ago age. Friendly for tour groups. It was refreshing to happen upon an unrestored madrasa, a great example of what's really been left behind from history. Dig it.
Here's the Ghoziyan madrasa. Closed and being slowly preserved. Must be a way in....
Hey, a loose panel in the metal fence and an open door (policy?). James is in. Through the front entranceway, the courtyard comes into focus.
Wow, a nice change from the squeaky clean restored madrasas around town. The gravitas of history seems more present.
Inside and out, a definite sense of a past period piled up, now ruins, at least for the time being.
One of the madrasa's dorm rooms. Bringing the reality of having the bare essentials.
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