The Gishtlik (Brick) Mosque was built at the beginning of the 20th century. local craftsmen for the parishioners of their quarter - Guzar.
The symmetrical building, built of burnt brick, consists of an equally large hall and an aivan (7.8 X 18.4 m), open to the east. On the axis of symmetry on the western walls of the winter room and the ivan there are mihrab niches in the form of pointed recesses. The flat ceiling of the summer part is supported by 12 wooden faceted columns installed in two rows. The beam ceiling is lined with a mass of semi-cylindrical perches laid convex side down, which enriches the plastic solution of the ceiling. The influence of Russian engineers affected the structures covering the hall; A system of wooden rafters with a suspended ceiling is used here, excluding traditional intermediate supports.
The decorative decoration of the mosque is of particular value. The transition from the column trunks to the shaped sub-beams is made through peculiar wooden flat triangles with end-to-end openwork patterns. The ceiling lamps are covered with finely detailed ornaments of plant motifs, in which red and green colors predominate.
The laconic plan and original decor place the Gishtlik Mosque among the best monuments of Kokand architecture. After restoration, the building is used as a library.
