Courage Monument

At 5:23 in the morning on 26 April 1966 an earthquake struck right under central Tashkent, destroying much of the old city and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. The Courage Monument, opened on 20 May 1976 by the sculptor D. Ryabichev and the architect S. Adilov, marks the epicentre.

A family stands in front of a cracked black cube whose clock face is stopped at 5:23. Around it, fourteen stelae carry reliefs telling the story of the rebuilding, in which workers from across the Soviet Union took part. It stands at the corner of Abdulla Qodiriy and Sharof Rashidov streets and has been heritage-listed since 2019.

• Clock stopped at 5:23
• Marks the 1966 epicentre
• 14 relief stelae