SPECIAL ASPECTS OF APPLIED ART IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUKHARA EMIRATE OF THE XVIII-XIX CENTURIES

Bukhara is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, one of the largest and most famous centers on the Great Silk Road. The city is famous all over the world for its rich and vast history of construction, measured by thousands of years, and for its contribution to the development of cultural, educational, spiritual and religious values. In every corner of this city, there are echoes and traces of the distant past in its towers, relics, holy places and monuments with a rich history. Bukhara masters and artisans have always been leaders in the fields of calligraphy, miniatures, pottery, jewelry, goldsmithing, architecture, carpet making, coppersmithing, wood and ganch carving, which are integral parts of Islamic culture and art. Many works, literature and sources describe them. However, no special research has been done about the artistic and practical decorative art used in these priceless monuments created by the ingenuity of our ancestors, and the hand-made flowers used in everyday life, and the truly practical works of art created by skilled folk craftsmen. This article highlights some unique aspects of the architecture of Bukhara, one of the cradles of world civilization, in the 18th-19th centuries. The scientific views of some scientists, art historians and historians, on the development of folk art in these periods are presented