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Murals of Tashkent

Ten big walls worth a detour, from space dreams to Uzbek ornament.

Murals of Tashkent

Tashkent has turned dozens of Soviet apartment blocks into an open-air gallery. Most murals are in residential districts, away from the usual sights, so they are a good excuse to ride the metro and see the city locals live in.

Tap a mural to open it on the map. Paintings change: some fade, new ones appear every season.

Tile-pattern towerTile-pattern tower (2)

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Tile-pattern tower

A whole block dressed in blue majolica stars, with a family scene painted at street level.

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Six portraits in smoke

02

Six portraits in smoke

Black-and-white portraits of six men wrapped in swirling smoke, on a modern facade.

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Children in the meadow

03

Children in the meadow

Kids running through grass and soap bubbles across an entire facade.

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Astronaut on the moon

04

Astronaut on the moon

A cosmonaut resting on a crescent moon among planets.

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Portraits in red and green

05

Portraits in red and green

Three portraits on a red banner along a pedestrian street.

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Girl with peacocksGirl with peacocks (2)

06

Girl with peacocks

A girl in a white doppi between two peacocks and cotton flowers. Next to it: a mother helping her son with a space helmet.

Photo: gazeta.uz

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City walkers

07 · Chilanzar, 2nd quarter

City walkers

A crowd of black-and-white figures with one in red, on a long courtyard wall.

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Cherry harvest

08 · Tuzel, Yashnobod district

Cherry harvest

A woman in ikat silk picking cherries, painted the full height of the building.

Artist: @dildoraartdizayn

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Face in the wind

09 · Sergeli-VI, building 3

Face in the wind

A calm face with closed eyes against a turquoise sky.

Photo: nuz.uz

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Holding the Earth

10 · Sergeli-VII

Holding the Earth

A girl with a long braid embracing the planet, on a new block in Sergeli.

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