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sixteenth birthday. To protect her, the khan built a tall tower for her daughter to reside in, alone. Servants of the khan brought her food, delivering it in a basket via climbing a ladder that was put against the tower. Everything was inspected thoroughly to make sure no spider would be able to get in the tower.
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On her sixteenth birthday, the khan celebrated her birthday by bringing a basket of fruits for her. The khan failed to notice a poisonous spider that had concealed itself in the basket. As his daughter reached for a fruit, the poisonous spider bit her and killed her. The khan was so distraught that
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A legend connected with the tower says that a daughter of a powerful khan had been born. The khan celebrated the occasion by inviting all the fortune tellers and wise man from the country to tell him the future of his daughter. One old man said that his daughter would die from a spider bite on her
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The tower was originally 45 m (148 ft) high. However, over the centuries a number of earthquakes caused significant damage to the structure. The last major earthquake in the 15th century destroyed the top half of the tower, reducing it to its current height of 25 m (82 ft). A
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at the end of the 9th century. The tower was built in the 11th century and was used as a template for other minarets. An external staircase and steep, winding stairway inside the tower enables visitors to climb to the top. It is one of the oldest architectural constructions in Central Asia.
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The entire site, including the mausoleums, castle foundations and grave markers, now functions as museum and there is a small building on the site containing historical information as well as artifacts found at the site and in the surrounding regions.
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renovation project was carried out in the 1970s to restore its foundation and repair the west-facing side of the tower, which was in danger of collapse.
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he cried so loudly, part of the tower went to shambles.
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Large minaret in the Chüy Valley in northern Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyz

Balasagun is located in West and Central Asia
Balasagun is located in Kyrgyzstan
Balasagun
Chüy Region
42°44′49″N 75°14′55″E / 42.74694°N 75.24861°E / 42.74694; 75.24861
Minaret
Karakhanids
Bricks
Minaret
Kyrgyz
minaret
Chüy Valley
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
Tokmok
mausoleums
Balasagun
Karakhanids
Decorative details of the base
The winding stairway inside the Burana Tower
Balbals on the site
Balbals
Petroglyph on the site
Uzgen Minaret
Kutlug Timur Minaret
List of oldest minarets
List of tallest minarets

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