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Tashkent Metro
Central Asia's first metro, opened in 1977, where many stations are decorated with marble, ceramics, chandeliers and themed artwork. It is also the quickest way around the city.
Tashkent Chimes
A 30-metre clock tower of 1947 beside Amir Timur Square, built for the end of the Second World War; a mirror copy was added across the street in 2009.
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About the place
The clock tower was put up on 9 May 1947 to mark victory in the Second World War. The idea came from I. A. Aizenshtein, a watchmaker by family trade, who had brought a slightly damaged clock mechanism back from the town hall of Allenstein in East Prussia. The architect was A. A. Mukhamedshin, and the master Usto Shirin Muradov worked on the decoration.
The clock, with four faces, was damaged in the 1966 earthquake and repaired. In 2009, for the city's 2,200th anniversary, the tower was restored and an identical twin was built on the opposite side of the street in under three weeks. Together they frame the approach to Amir Timur Square.
Why go
- A clock mechanism brought back from East Prussia
- Twin towers framing Amir Timur Square
- Decoration by Usto Shirin Muradov
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Amir Timur Square
A round park at the centre of modern Tashkent with an equestrian statue of Timur, ringed by the Uzbekistan Hotel, the Palace of Forums and the old law school building.
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Tashkent Polytechnic Museum
A car and science museum opened in 2015 in central Tashkent, a few minutes' walk from Amir Timur Square, with interactive and children's zones.
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Amir Timur Museum
A domed museum beside Amir Timur Square devoted to Timur and the Timurid dynasty, with manuscripts, weapons, models and a large painted interior.