Tashkent Landmarks and Museums

November 5, 2026

This page sorts Tashkent’s landmarks by era, which makes it easier to build a day: medieval and early modern religious sites, Soviet reconstruction, and the 21st-century additions.

Old religious quarter

Hazrati Imam Square. The Barak-Khan Madrasah dates from the 16th century. Around it stand the Tilla Sheikh Mosque and the Friday mosque from 2007, whose two minarets rise about 50 m. Alongside, the Center of Islamic Civilization (Karasaray Street 89A) opened in March 2026 and holds the Uthman Quran, which was moved there in November 2025. Foreign adults pay USD 25 and children USD 20. These are places of worship, so dress with covered shoulders and knees and speak quietly.

Kukeldash Madrasah. Construction dates to about 1570. It functions as a religious school again, so a visit means looking in respectfully, and opening hours differ between sources.

Chorsu Bazaar. The covered market sits under a dome planned in 1980 and was listed by UNESCO in July 2026.

Reconstruction after 1966

On 26 April 1966 an earthquake near 05:22 left 200,000 to 300,000 people without homes, and the rebuilt capital was designed in the modernist style. Several of these buildings are now World Heritage properties, among them the State Museum of History, the State Museum of Arts, the Palace of Peoples’ Friendship, the State Circus, the Alisher Navoi Cinema Palace, the Pearl residential building and Kosmonavtlar metro station. The State Museum of History reopened in July 2026 after two years of renovation and displays, among other pieces, a Buddha relief from Fayaz Tepe.

Courage Monument. This memorial to the 1966 quake calls for a quiet, respectful visit.

Amir Temur Square

The Timur statue, the Tashkent Chimes towers (original from 1947, a copy from 2009) and the State Museum of the History of the Temurids make this the best single stop for visitors with an hour to spare. That museum reopened on 9 April 2026 with nine main halls. Hotel Uzbekistan, from 1974, is a well-known Soviet modernist building but is not one of the UNESCO properties.

Height and views

The Tashkent TV Tower measures 375 m. Its public deck is at 97 m, and it was completed in the mid 1980s. Tickets are around 40,000 to 60,000 UZS, and visiting hours run from about 10:00 to 20:00.

Tips for a smooth visit

Confirm opening hours and prices for the two reopened museums before you plan around them.
Use the metro: 2,500 UZS by card, 3,000 UZS in cash.
Morning light is best at the bazaar; evenings suit the squares.
Hot summer afternoons are better spent indoors.

More context is in the Tashkent activities overview , and the two-day itinerary fits many of these sights into a short stay. For bookable city tours try GetYourGuide , and for context on the clock towers see Visit Tashkent .