Tosh hovli through time

Khiva 1970–2025 23 photos of this spot

23 photographs taken at the same spot in Khiva, spanning 1970–2025 — 4 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A 1970 postcard view of Ichan Kala, the walled inner city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. Its mosques, minarets and mud-brick fortifications, built up over centuries, later helped earn the old town UNESCO World Heritage status.

EU: Postcard from Hiiva: Ichan Kala (1970) 1970 A 1970 postcard view of Ichan Kala, the walled inner city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. Its mosques, minarets and mud-brick fortifications, built up over centuries, later helped earn the old town UNESCO World Heritage status.

Khiva, Uzbekistan 1974 A street scene in Khiva's old walled city of Itchan Kala, the Khorezm oasis town in Uzbekistan whose mudbrick monuments earned it UNESCO World Heritage status.

Khiva, Uzbekistan 74 (054) Kalta Minor 1974 The Kalta Minor minaret in Khiva, its turquoise-tiled surface unmistakable; construction began in the 1850s with the aim of making it the tallest minaret in the Islamic world, but it was left unfinished at roughly 29 meters after the khan who commissioned it died.

Khiva, Uzbekistan 1974 A view within Itchan Kala, the fortified inner town of Khiva, Uzbekistan, whose dense cluster of madrasahs, minarets, and mausoleums has changed little since the 19th century.

Pakhlavan Mahmoud Mausoleum, Khiva 2010 The Pakhlavan Mahmoud Mausoleum in Khiva, Uzbekistan, photographed in 2010. Built in the early 19th century over the tomb of a poet and wrestler revered as the city's patron saint, it lies within the walled old town of Itchan Kala.

Kalta Minor and Amin Khan Madrassah, Khiva 2010 The Kalta Minor minaret beside the Amin Khan Madrassah in Khiva, Uzbekistan, photographed in 2010. Begun in the mid-nineteenth century and left unfinished, the broad turquoise-tiled tower remains one of the old city's most recognizable landmarks.

La muraille ouest de Khiva (Ouzbékistan) 2011 The western wall of Itchan Kala, the old walled city of Khiva, Uzbekistan, photographed in 2011. The mud-brick fortifications enclose the historic core of this former khanate capital.

Le minaret Islam-Khodja (Khiva, Ouzbékistan) 2011 The Islam Khodja minaret in Khiva, Uzbekistan, seen in 2011. Completed in 1910, it is the tallest minaret in Uzbekistan at roughly 45 meters.

Khiva Fortress, Khiva, Uzbekistan 2011 Fortifications within Khiva's walled old town, Itchan Kala, are pictured in this 2011 photograph; the district became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990 as one of the best-preserved examples of Central Asian Islamic architecture.

Itchan Kala Khiva World Heritage Site 2012 Itchan Kala, the walled inner city of Khiva, Uzbekistan, photographed in 2012. Its dense collection of mosques, madrassas, and mausoleums earned it recognition in 1990 as Uzbekistan's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Chiva, Uzbekistan Bebop Drone 2014-01-01T000529+0000 2014 Khiva, in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan, preserves the walled old city of Itchan Kala, a former oasis stop on Silk Road caravan routes to Persia. This aerial photograph was taken by drone on January 1, 2014.

Chiva, Uzbekistan Bebop Drone 2014-01-01T000614+0000 2014 A second aerial view of Khiva, Uzbekistan, captured by drone within minutes of the previous photograph on January 1, 2014, showing more of the historic walled city of Itchan Kala and its surrounding oasis.

Early Morning Khiva 2014 Khiva, the walled oasis city in Uzbekistan whose inner town of Itchan Kala was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1990, is shown in this 2014 photograph taken in the early morning light.

Palvan Gate Of Khiva 2014 Palvan Darvoza, the eastern gate of Khiva's walled inner city of Itchan Kala, has long served as one of the main entrances to the historic Uzbek city. This 2014 photograph shows the gate.

Abbullakhon madrasa 2017 This 2017 photograph shows the Abbullakhon madrasa in Khiva, Uzbekistan, one of several Islamic schools built within the walls of Ichan-Kala, the city's historic core and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Djouma mosque 3 2017 The Juma Mosque in Khiva is distinguished by its hall of more than 200 carved wooden columns, some reused from earlier structures dating back centuries. This 2017 photograph shows the mosque, located within the walled old town of Ichan-Kala.

Koutloug Mourad Inak madrasa, court 2017 The Kutlug-Murad Inak madrasa is an Islamic school within Khiva's Ichan-Kala old town, built under the Khanate of Khiva as one of several such institutions clustered inside the fortified historic center. This 2017 photograph shows its inner courtyard.

Itchan Kala south gate 2017 The south gate of Itchan Kala, the walled inner city of Khiva, photographed in 2017. Itchan Kala was inscribed as Uzbekistan's first UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990 for its well-preserved Islamic architecture.

Otojonboy madrasa 2017 The Otojonboy Madrasa in Khiva, Uzbekistan, photographed in 2017. It stands within Itchan Kala, the walled inner city preserved as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Closer picture of Kalta Minaret 2022 The Kalta Minor minaret in Khiva, Uzbekistan, photographed in 2022. Construction began in the mid-19th century but was never completed, leaving the turquoise-tiled tower shorter than originally planned.

Court of Justice in Tach Khaouli 01 2023 The courtyard known as the Court of Justice within Tash Hovli Palace in Khiva, Uzbekistan, photographed in 2023. The 19th-century palace was built for the khans of Khiva.

Tosh hovli 2025 Tash Hovli, the 19th-century palace complex built for the Khan of Khiva in what is now Uzbekistan, photographed in 2025. The palace was constructed within the Ichan Qala, the walled inner city of Khiva that today forms a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Islomxo'ja madrasasi 2025 The Islom Khoja madrasah in Khiva, Uzbekistan, part of a complex built in the early 20th century alongside the city's tallest minaret, photographed in 2025. The complex stands within Khiva's walled old town, the Ichan Qala.