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Museum of Olympic Glory

A Tashkent museum opened in 1996 that shows the medals, kit and photographs of Uzbek Olympians and the history of the Games.

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About the place

The museum opened on 1 September 1996, for the fifth anniversary of independence, in the building that had held the Museum of the Friendship of Peoples. The president of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch, attended the opening.

About a thousand of its more than 2,000 items are on show across two floors: the ground-floor Hall of Glory covers Uzbek medallists with their medals, kit and photographs, and the upper floor tells the general history of the Olympics. A video library holds film of past Games.

Why go

  • Medals and kit of Uzbek Olympians
  • A floor on the history of the Games
  • Good for sports fans and families

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  2. 2.en.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.ru.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.uz.wikipedia.org
  5. 5.openstreetmap.org

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