Tashkent International Airport 26 min
Pamyatnik Amira Timura (7 min) Museum of Applied Arts (13 min) Elegant museum featuring rare, handmade embroidery, jewelry & other traditional applied artworks. Chorsu Market (15 min) Large, enduring market with stalls selling local foods & souvenirs, plus clothing & household items. Alisher Navoï Opera (9 min) Theatre, ballet, opera house, and opera Tashkent Zoo (12 min) Large, circa-1924 zoo with fish, birds & an aquarium featuring both freshwater & saltwater species. Skver Im. Amira Temura (7 min) Monumental square with fountains & esplanades around an equestrian statue of 1300s ruler Timur. The State Museum Of Arts (8 min) Museum founded in 1918 & containing Russian, Soviet & Uzbek works, as well as Asian & Western art. Hazrati Imam complex (14 min) Architecture and mausoleum Ko'kaldosh Madrasasi (13 min) This traditional yellow-brick madrassa was built in the 16th century by the Shaybanid Dynasty. Amir Timur Museum (7 min) Modern domed museum with portraits & artifacts relating to 14th-century ruler Tamerlane. Tashkent Tower (12 min) 375-m. tower for television & radio transmission offering an observation deck for scenic views. Minor Mosque (12 min) Huge modern mosque with traditional marble features, towering minarets & a turquoise dome. Tashkent Botanical Garden (13 min) Abdulla Murodxo'jayev 17a (12 min) Centuries-old mosque featuring striking architecture & one of the earliest copies of the Quran. State Museum of History of Uzbekistan (9 min) Unique building showcasing archaeological & cultural relics, art, coins & pottery. |