Among the many attractions for which the beautiful Bukhara is famous, the Varakhsha Palace, the ruins of an ancient settlement of the 4th century BC, is of quite great interest. Archaeological excavations on the territory of the palace shed light on many secrets of the East. Even for simple lovers of antiquity, and not just experienced archaeologists, this place holds a lot of interesting things. With bated breath, you can contemplate the features of an ancient architectural structure for a long time. Varakhsha had high strategic importance and was a military outpost in those distant times.

Trade routes passed directly through the adjacent territory of the palace. Since the start of excavations in the 1930s, an increasingly larger area of the structure has gradually become visible. The walls of the Varakhsha Palace are decorated with frescoes and paintings that shed light on the life of the people of that time: their craft, recreation and culture. The ancient historian Narshakhi, for example, turned his attention to the palace and told a lot about it on paper, thanks to which we now have the opportunity to judge the scale, structure and purpose of the fortress and the building itself. According to Narakhshi, this palace had no equal anywhere in ancient Sogd at that time.

This architectural masterpiece was the first monument of palace architecture of the pre-Arab era. It is the only architectural structure of archaeologically known Sogd. The construction of the building was facilitated by the political situation of the time, when many independent principalities were formed, and each tried to stand out from its neighbors in one way or another. This palace was a detailed construction with a well-thought-out infrastructure and beautiful design. There were three independent halls: Red, Western and Eastern.

The passages were decorated with arches, and on the walls there were many clay sufas. In addition to them, the walls were decorated with large-scale drawings and frescoes, which depicted royal receptions, hunting for existing and even imaginary animals. From the halls there was access to the courtyard, where it was no less beautiful. The baked brick walls were well built and decorated in keeping with the rest of the palace. Now there are not many surviving buildings left. The palace was abandoned after the death of its last ruler due to the difficulty of irrigation and water supply to it.

The Canaan Travel team recommends visiting the ruins of the Varakhsha Palace to all history buffs. Not many such unique monuments of past millennia have survived. Uzbekistan preserves the living history of its land. Welcome!