Lutheran Church in Tashkent
Among the architectural monuments of Tashkent, there are many very interesting structures. These include, for example, the building of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church. Most of the time, the temple is closed to visitors, but you can still walk nearby and take a few photos of this unusual building for Tashkent.
A brief history of the church
The Tashkent Lutheran Church is the first Lutheran temple in all of Central Asia. The project of the structure was drawn up in 1881, though, over time, both it and the location of the church's construction were changed. The first worship services were held here in 1896.
The church building was designed by architect A. L. Benois; he is known as the author of many structures in the Turkestan region. The architect, for example, built the Tashkent men's and women's gymnasiums and the palace of Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich Romanov.
During the Soviet era, the church housed warehouses, the geology department, a dog breeders' club, and a music hall for the Tashkent Conservatory. In the 1960s, they even wanted to demolish the structure: it did not fit into the new development of the area. But during the years of Uzbekistan's independence, the building was returned to the believers.
In 2026, the church building turned 130 years old. Currently, the local community consists of 105 parishioners.
You can get inside the temple during worship services. They are held from 9:00 to 12:00 on Sundays. At other times, the church is closed, but you can just walk nearby and reach the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or the building of the Republican Children's Library.
