Tashkent celebrates Fountain Day
Tashkent celebrates Fountain Day, an annual event held on 1 May under the Cabinet Resolution that brings together the youth, artists, and celebrities.
Tashkent celebrates Fountain Day, an annual event held on 1 May under the Cabinet Resolution that brings together the youth, artists, and celebrities.
Tashkent boasts a large number of new and old fountains, which splash into life once summers begin.
None of Central Asia’s cities could rival Tashkent in fountain landscape, and foreign tourists admit to fountains being the eye-catcher on hot summer days.
The 45-degree-Celsius heat that frequents Tashkent this time of the year makes fountains a lot more than simple city decorations — they are the vital components.
Those who have passed by a fountain in scorching heat know well how refreshing fountains can be.
Fountains can be found everywhere: from stately public bodies and banks to colleges and museums to cafes and parks.
Tashkent’s first fountain was built in 1890.
The fountain at the Alisher Navoi Theatre, one of Tashkent’s oldest, was built in 1947 and has a shape of a cotton boll.
Having survived the 1966 earthquake, the fountain was renovated in 2010 to have a lighting and music system installed.
Tashkent’s largest fountain – the one found on the Independence Square — was renovated in 2005.
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