Do you know the silk road? Several countries of central Asia were part of this route. Kyrgyzstan was one of them where we can still find some vestiges of that time. In this video we will visit the Burana tower. This tower is the only building left what was the ancient city of Balasagun, a town of Iranian origin. This City was part of the silk route in Central Asia. It was founded in the 9th century by the karakhanidas empire, a dynasty that reigned in central Asia. Today we can see some remains of the city as mausoleums or the minaret known as the 25 m high Burana tower, initially it was a 40 meter high minaret. But after the 15th century one earthquake destroyed the upper half. The tower can be seen to be slightly inclined. You can climb to the top of it. There is a legend about it.
Are you ready? Because here it starts.
