Palace Archives https://novastan.org/en/tag/palace/ Read all the news and analysis from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Wed, 12 Jul 2023 18:20:38 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://novastan.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2020/08/cropped-Logo_2_2000-1700-300DPI-32x32.png Palace Archives https://novastan.org/en/tag/palace/ 32 32 Underground palaces https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/underground-palaces/ https://novastan.org/en/photo-of-the-day/underground-palaces/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2022 05:05:48 +0000 https://novastan.org/en/?p=41838 Underground palaces

Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, was the first city in Central Asia to open a metro, back in Soviet times. The subway stations were very lavishly designed, similar to those in Moscow. One of the most beautiful stations is the Paxtakor stop in the heart of the city. Credit: Balzhan & Axel Monse (Germany)

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Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, was the first city in Central Asia to open a metro, back in Soviet times. The subway stations were very lavishly designed, similar to those in Moscow. One of the most beautiful stations is the Paxtakor stop in the heart of the city.

Credit: Balzhan & Axel Monse (Germany)

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The ceilings of the Arbob Palace in Khujand, hand-painted with natural pigments, contribute to the permanent existence of traditional Tajik ceiling paintings. Credit: Simon Massicotte Find all of our photos of the day here.

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The ceilings of the Arbob Palace in Khujand, hand-painted with natural pigments, contribute to the permanent existence of traditional Tajik ceiling paintings.

Credit: Simon Massicotte

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