Sightseeing in Tashkent
ATTENTION! The excursion is individual, for any day you need AND DOES NOT ASSUME joining any group.
Tashkent is the capital of modern Uzbekistan. The first information about Tashkent appeared in ancient chronicles of the East in the 2nd century BC. Today Tashkent is a metropolis with a population of over 3 million people. After the devastating earthquake in 1966, the city was rebuilt and became one of the most beautiful administrative, cultural and industrial centers of Central Asia. The architectural appearance of Tashkent is distinguished by its expressive national flavor: ultra-modern buildings harmoniously combine with medieval monuments, the city has many parks and fountains. Our guide will conduct a fascinating express tour of the most interesting places in Tashkent.
Duration of the excursion - 3 hours
Start time of the excursion - upon your request
Maishna with a guide will be waiting at your hotel
Sights to visit:
- Old city: architectural and religious complex Khast-Imam (Khazret-Imam), with a grandiose Friday mosque, medieval mausoleum Kafal Shashi (16th century), Barak Khan madrasah (16th century), Muyi Muborak madrasah with one of their original Korans of Caliph Osman (7th century), one of the oldest in the world;
- The functioning Kukeldash Madrasah (XVI-XVII, (exterior view)
- The colorful oriental bazaar Chorsu
- Park "Navruz"
- Amir Temur (Tamerlane) Square with a park, an equestrian statue of Tamerlane, surrounded by historical and administrative buildings - the Palace of Forums, the Temurids Museum, the Tashkent chimes, the original building of the Uzbekistan Hotel
- The Courage Monument - a memorial to the devastating catastrophe - the Tashkent earthquake of 1966
- The Opera and Ballet Theater (1945) and a light and music fountain
- Mustakillik (Independence) Square with the Independence Monument, the Ezgulik Arch, an eternal flame, fountains
- The Palace of Grand Duke N.K. Romanov (1891)
