Jim Schroder's Travel

Home
Trips

Select Page

Uzbekistan

Arrived late in the erly morning hours September 10, 2022 after 32 hours of flying. Welcome to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. One of the must-visit attractions in Tashkent for every tourist is the famous Timurids History Museum. The three-story rounded building of the Museum is framed by a dome in classic Oriental style. The Museum's exhibits tell visitors about the history of Uzbekistan during the reign of the Timurid dynasty.

Our tour of the Stan's began on arrival in Tashkent, Uzbekistan September 10, 2022.

History tells us this place was once the center of the intersection of the four roads of the Great Silk Road, which passed from the oldest Chinese city of Chang’an through the territory of modern Tashkent to Kokand and beyond. In 1994 the square received its current name, Amir Temur Square, and its center was decorated with a monument to Amir Timur, the great commander and the outstanding ruler of the Timurid dynasty of the ancient Middle Ages.

Uzbeekistan is surrounded by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest. Its capital and largest city is Tashkent.

International Symposium Palace

Tashkent Park and Fountains

Local food stand with food to go.

Flower gardens in Tashkent Park

Water fountains in Tashkent Park

Lighted buildings across the street from the Hotel I was staying.

City Palace Hotel where I was staying lighted at night.

Overhead lighted traffic intersections in Tashkent

Light Ferris wheel across the city.

The Monument of Courage is one of the most significant monuments in Tashkent. The monument is dedicated to the 1966 earthquake in Tashkent. It occurred on 26 April. It had a magnitude of 5.1 with an epicenter in central Tashkent. The earthquake caused massive destruction to Tashkent, destroying most of the buildings in the city, killing between 15 and 200 people and leaving 300,000 homeless. Following the disaster, most of the historic parts of Tashkent had been destroyed and the city was rebuilt.

A black labradorite cube with the date of 26 April 1966 inscribed on one of its sides is installed on a granite pedestal. Another side of the cube presents a clock, the hands of which show the time of 5:24. The cube is split by a crack symbolizing the break of the earth and continuing to the foot of the statue, which represents a woman embracing a child and a man trying to protect them with his breast from the strike of the nature.

In the background of the monument there is a composition in relief telling about the restoration of Tashkent.

Former Russian buildings when Russia was the rulers of what is now Uzbekistan.

Tashkent, an ancient city, which appeared on one of the crossroads of the Great Silk Road more than 2 thousand years ago, considered the same age as Rome. During its history, it changed many names.

The sign we had in the front window of our bus.

[Show slideshow]

1 2 ... 14 ►

© 2025 Jim Schroder