The Kosh Madrassas (kosh = twin, pair, double, etc.) are not identical, but they do face each other across a square.
Ubdullah Khan Madrassa, left center, and Modari Madrassa, right center (click on photos for enlargements)
Both were built by Abdullah Khan II, the last Shaybanid Dynasty Khan of Bukhara (r. 1583–1598)
Abdullah Khan II
The Modari (mother, in Persian) Madrassa was built in 1566 in honor of Abdullah Khan’s mother.
Another view of the Modari Madrassa
Interior of the Modari Madrassa
The Abdullah Khan Madrassa, facing the Modari Madrassa, was built by Abdullah Khan in the years 1588-90.
Abdullah Khan Madrassa
Courtyard of Abdullah Khan Madrassa
Ceiling of Abdullah Khan Madrassa
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