Tehe Savitsky Karakalpakstan State art Museum.
Founded in 1966. This is one of the most precious books related to Uzbekistan you could possibly own. We've got one and are delighted to let you have a few glimpses.
Among the most spectacular remains of The Great Silk Road we are counting the original kalas, the fortified cities of pre-Islamic times. Some of them easily accessible on the way from Khiva to Nukus, and others to be counted among the most remote places on earth, where for centuries hardly anyone has ventured. Aren't you tempted?
...weather permitting... was the only obstacle we could think of when our Discovery team planned a photo shooting trip to the Kalas of Karakalpakstan, together with two leading authorities on the area. As you read this, we may be out there, somewhere, with a mission to deliver to our readership unseen photo material. To be followed... |