Bibi-Khanym Mosque is very poetic as well as a legend, related with its construction. By the legend the mosque was built by the Tamerlane’s favorite wife, Bibi-Khanym, in honor of his return from a trip to India. According to her aim the mosque was planned to be the most grandiose …
A unique architectural monuments of Samarkand,is Shakhi Zinda complex. It consists of rows of refine sparkling blue colors tombs. Combined in a lively and moving composition, various mausoleums are grouped along the narrow medieval streets. Shakhi Zinda consists of eleven mausoleums. These were built one after another in 14 – 15th centuries. …
At 1730 hrs.we took a Train arriving at 1940 in Tashkent. It was a comfortable High Speed Train journey. 26th SEPT 2018
26th SEPT 2018 Khazret – Imam is a religious center of Tashkent, located in the old town, within the neighborhoods with the old wattle and daub houses that have experienced earthquake of 1966. This complex appeared near the tomb of one of the first imam of Tashkent city, the famous …
Barakh-khan Madrasah was built in the XVI century by Suyunidzh-khan, an Ulugbek’s grandson. It is also the place where the rich library of oriental manuscripts is found. A special premise of the Barakh-khan Madrasah library is used to keep the world-known Koran of Caliph Osman. It is the primary source …
Tillya Sheikh Mosque consists of the winter building, summer yard, dome in the center and the dome gallery. Huge minarets of the mosque played a role of pendulums for caravans, whose path was passed by Tashkent. The original mosque was built in 1890 by the righteous person and merchant Tillya …
As Late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri passed away in Tashkent, his memories have been treasured in the form of a monument by the Uzbek Government as a mark of respect to the great man. He is a much respected man in Uzbekistan. There is a monument in the central …
The Tashkent Television Tower is a 375-metre-high tower, located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and is the 11th tallest tower in the world. Construction started in 1978 and it began operation 6 years later, on 15 January 1985. It was the 4rd tallest tower in the world from 1985 to 1991. Moreover, …
Madrasah Kukeldash close to Su bazaar in the historic part of Tashkent. Built in 1570 it was part of an ensemble of the city’s main square.
The history of the square in the center of Tashkent named after Amir Timur, the commander and founder of a huge medieval empire, began as early as in the XIX century, when Tashkent was the center of the Turkestan Military Command, composing the Russian Empire. It was established by order …
