Culture & arts · Mirabad District
Alisher Navoi Bolshoi Theatre
Shchusev's design, craftsmen from six regions
Culture & arts · Shaykhantahur District
Ilkhom Theatre
An experimental theatre founded in 1976 by director Mark Weil — the first non-state theatre in Soviet Uzbekistan.
About the theatre
Ilkhom was founded in 1976 by director Mark Weil and graduates of the Tashkent Theatre and Art Institute as an 'Experimental Studio of Theatre Youth'. It was the first independent theatre in Soviet Uzbekistan and one of the first professional non-state theatres in the USSR, starting out with 'Maskharaboz-76', a show in the street-theatre tradition.
Weil led the company until he was killed in September 2007; actor Boris Gafurov then became artistic director. Ilkhom has toured Europe and Asia, and its building is listed as cultural heritage.
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Park & garden · Shaykhantahur District
Tashkent City Park
A fountain park among the skyscrapers
Culture & arts · Shaykhantahur District
Alisher Navoi Palace of Cinema ('Panorama')
Uzbekistan's first panoramic cinema
Ensemble · Shaykhantahur District
Sheikhantaur Complex
The saint who gave his name to a city quarter
Modern · Yunusabad District
Independence Square (Mustaqillik Maydoni)
From Cathedral Square to Independence Square
Mausoleum · Shaykhantahur District
Yunus Khan Mausoleum
A khanqah for Babur's grandfather
Culture & arts · Yunusabad District
Romanov Palace
The Tashkent home of an exiled grand duke
Museum · Yunusabad District
State Museum of History of Uzbekistan
One of Central Asia's oldest museums
Modern · Yunusabad District
Courage Monument
A memorial at the 1966 earthquake's epicentre
Culture & arts · Yakkasaray District
Central Exhibition Hall of the Academy of Arts
A gallery wrapped in peshtaq-style arches