Khudoyar Khan's Palace or Kokand Urda

Khudoyar Khan's Palace or Kokand Urda citadel was the seventh Khan's Palace built under Khudoyar Khan, who ruled the Kokand khanate from 1845 to 1875. The Palace building is built in the traditions of Central Asian architectures with a high portal in the middle, decorated with a large entrance arch and four minarets: two of them stand on both sides of the portal, two end the facade from the South and North. The Palace of Khudoyar Khan, surrounded by a carved stone fence, consisted of seven small courtyards and 119 rooms. The total area of the Palace is 4 hectares, its Foundation is raised by three meters. Above the main gate there is an Arabic inscription: "the Great Syed Muhammad Khudoyar Khan". 16 thousand people, 80 craftsmen and 1000
trucks were engaged in construction of the Palace. Currently, the Kokand Museum of local lore is located here.