Tashkent International Airport 18 min
Chorsu Market (18 min) Large, enduring market with stalls selling local foods & souvenirs, plus clothing & household items. Skver Im. Amira Temura (12 min) Monumental square with fountains & esplanades around an equestrian statue of 1300s ruler Timur. The State Museum Of Arts (9 min) Museum founded in 1918 & containing Russian, Soviet & Uzbek works, as well as Asian & Western art. Amir Timur Museum (12 min) Modern domed museum with portraits & artifacts relating to 14th-century ruler Tamerlane. Abdulla Murodxo'jayev 17a (17 min) Centuries-old mosque featuring striking architecture & one of the earliest copies of the Quran. Hazrati Imam complex (19 min) Architecture and mausoleum Ko'kaldosh Madrasasi (15 min) This traditional yellow-brick madrassa was built in the 16th century by the Shaybanid Dynasty. Alisher Navoï Opera (10 min) Theatre, ballet, opera house, and opera Tashkent Tower (18 min) 375-m. tower for television & radio transmission offering an observation deck for scenic views. Museum of Applied Arts (11 min) Elegant museum featuring rare, handmade embroidery, jewelry & other traditional applied artworks. State Museum of History of Uzbekistan (10 min) Unique building showcasing archaeological & cultural relics, art, coins & pottery. Dzhuma Mosque (19 min) Minor Mosque (18 min) Huge modern mosque with traditional marble features, towering minarets & a turquoise dome. Pamyatnik Amira Timura (12 min) Tashkent Zoo (17 min) Large, circa-1924 zoo with fish, birds & an aquarium featuring both freshwater & saltwater species. |