TIM ABDULLAH KHAN
© Gwendolyn Stewart 2010; All Rights Reserved
BUKHARA (UZBEKISTAN), USSR 1984
The man wears a helmet, the woman and the child (in the sidecar) take their chances. Or perhaps there was a law covering the driver of a motorcycle, and only the driver.
Bukhara, as we have seen, is an ancient Silk Road capital. The Tim Abdullah Khan (above) was a silk bazaar, dating back to 1577. There is a vivid description of its construction and role here. The practical result of this domed construction, for the visitor, is a drop of ten degrees in the summer heat when you enter into this covered marketplace.
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