Hulbuk palace
The town of Hulbuk is one of the IX-XII centuries sites situated on a southern route of Great Silk Route. Hulbuk was the capital of Hatlan in IX-X centuries where different kinds of craftsmen such as potters, glass-blowers, masons, jewelers, and blacksmiths lived and worked.
In archeological excavations, a furnace of glass-blower was found within town. The wide range of glassware produces by the glass-makers included iridescent, transparent jars, water-bottles, flasks and other sorts of painted glass objects. Chess pieces, big bronze bells, a great number of ceramic, glass, and iron pots had been collected. Archeological excavation at this site lasted from 1950 (by B.A. Litvinski, E.A. Davidovich) to 1991(E.G. Gulomova) during which dozens of goverment palaces of IX-XII Hatlan kings came into view. Inside these royal palaces a large quantity of artifacts was found which explained the flourishing artistic craftmanship of the Hatlan land. Inside the palace a wide network of plumbing system and heating pipes were installed. Hundreds of pieces of caved plaster were found during archeological excavations show a variety of techniques that architects of this culture used in their work. These cavings were categorized into three groups: plant images, animal and inscriptions. All these materials embody the culture of city constructions in ancient Tajikistan.
For souvenir hunters there is a great souvenir-shop next to the museum
Pictures:
| View from outside |
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| View from inside |
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| Hulbuk's Museum |
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| Hulbuk's model |
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| Address: |
Vose town
27th km at the route from Kulob to Dushanbe |