"Moscow Houses" in Tashkent
Next to the "Hamid Alimjan" metro station, there is an interesting architectural ensemble called the "Moscow Houses" or "Moscow High-Rises". This residential complex is not included in standard city walking routes, but you can head here in your spare time to get acquainted with these unusual monuments of 20th-century architecture.
What are the "Moscow Houses"?
The high-rises appeared in Tashkent after the Gazli earthquakes that occurred in 1976 in the Uzbek city of Gazli. According to the original idea, the houses were to be built in Almaty, but after the tragic events in Uzbekistan, it was decided to erect the houses right here, in Tashkent. The project was created in Moscow, which is how the residential complex got its popular name. An attentive traveler may notice another reference to the Russian capital: the buildings are crowned with structures featuring a pattern resembling the merlons from the walls of the Moscow Kremlin.
The ensemble consists of eight houses: four on each side of Abdulla Kadiry Street. The "Moscow Houses" have some features: for example, it is known that an underground tunnel connects the structures, where the heating unit is also located. Residents of the complex talk about strange layouts and low ceilings in the apartments.
Already in our time, modern structures in the form of sun-shading panels appeared on the right side of the high-rises. There were projects that completely changed the appearance of the buildings, but to date, they have not been implemented.
After getting acquainted with the houses, you can take a walk through Central Park or head towards Amir Temur Square — this is one of the most popular tourist spots in Tashkent.
This place on the map
Other places
Hazrat Khizr Mosque in Samarkand
A 19th-century mosque with the mausoleum of the first president of Uzbekistan
