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Russian-Chinese Bank Building

A late-19th-century bank building on University Boulevard in the European part of Samarkand, now part of Samarkand State University.

EnsemblesLate 19th century

About the place

The building was put up at the end of the nineteenth century for the Samarkand branch of the Russian-Chinese Bank, at a time when railways and the trade in cotton, silk and dried fruit were turning the city into a commercial centre. After the bank merged into the Russian-Asian Bank in 1910, the new bank kept using it.

It stands on University Boulevard and is one of the best-preserved public buildings of the pre-revolutionary town. After 1917 it served various state offices; today it belongs to Samarkand State University and has been carefully restored, so you see it from the boulevard as part of a walk through the European quarter.

Why go

  • A well-preserved pre-revolutionary bank
  • On University Boulevard in the European quarter
  • Restored as part of the university

Sources (2)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.ru.wikipedia.org

Nearby

  • Attractions

    Under 1 km away

    University Boulevard

    Tree-lined boulevard of Samarkand's 19th-century new town, laid out in 1871–1872, with a protected Lebanon cedar and old public buildings.

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    Under 1 km away

    Amir Timur Monument, Samarkand

    Bronze monument to Amir Timur unveiled in 1996 on University Boulevard in Samarkand, by the sculptor Ilhom Jabborov; open at all hours and free.

  • Attractions

    Under 1 km away

    Alisher Navoi Central Park, Samarkand

    Samarkand's central park, laid out in 1886 next to University Boulevard, with shady paths, rides, cafes and a 3,000-seat open-air amphitheatre.