Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa
Northern outskirts of Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa shows a different side of Bukhara from the brick mosques and madrasas of the centre. The summer palace combines local craftsmanship with European influences, including mirrored interiors and elaborate plaster decoration. Its applied arts displays add context to the rooms and the objects once used around them. Allow time to look at the decorative details rather than treating the palace as a quick photograph stop on the way elsewhere.