Ensembles1 km away
Railway Workers' Palace of Culture
A 1938 palace of culture in Tashkent's Mirobod district, home to a cinema, concert hall, libraries and the museum of Uzbekistan's railway history.
Holy Dormition Cathedral, Tashkent
The main Russian Orthodox cathedral of Tashkent, near the central railway station, in a church building of 1877–1879.
Ensembles1877–1879About 25 minutes to see
About the place
The cathedral grew from the small St Panteleimon church of 1871 at the cemetery of the Tashkent military hospital. A larger building replaced it in 1877–1878, paid for by townspeople, among them Governor-General von Kaufman and the merchant Dmitry Zakho; it was consecrated in 1879, which is why it was long known as the Hospital Church.
Closed in 1933 and used as a store, it was returned to worship in December 1945, dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God and made the seat of the bishop of Tashkent. The church was enlarged in the 1990s and its bell tower rebuilt; it stands on Avliyoota Street, a short walk from the central railway station, and services are open to visitors.
Why go
- Seat of the Orthodox bishop of Tashkent
- A church with roots in 1870s Russian Tashkent
- Near the central railway station
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Archaeology1 km away
Mingurik Settlement
An archaeological site of the 8th–9th centuries in Tashkent's Mirobod district, now surrounded by the modern city.
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State Museum of Geology of Uzbekistan
The national geology museum in central Tashkent, with tens of thousands of minerals, gemstones and fossils in 12 halls and an outdoor rock park.