Sitorai Mokhi-Khossa

Sitorai Mokhi-Khossa is a suburban residence of the last Bukharan emirs, the entire territory of which was surrounded by a high clay wall. The New Palace was built from 1912 to 1918, and its White Hall, decorated with carved white gypsum, was created by craftsmen under the guidance of master Usto Shirin Muradov. The main building displays palace furniture from the 19th-20th centuries and porcelain from China and Japan from the 14th-20th centuries, while mirrors, stoves, chandeliers, and furniture were brought from Russia for decoration. Since 1927, the Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts has been open in the palace.