On August 31, 1994, on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence, the square (the green area) was given the new name Square by Amir Temur. The unveiling of the bronze monument of Amir Temur on horseback was carried out in the center of the green area. The sculptors Kamol and Ilkhom Jabarows had depicted the ruler in royal military clothing and on horseback, because he spent most of his life on numerous campaigns. He has no weapons in his hands and has been portrayed as a ruler and statesman. The State Museum of the Temurids was opened on the initiative of the first President of Uzbekistan I. Karimov on the 660th year of Amir Temur's birth on October 18, 1996.
State Museum of the History of the Temurids
The museum has a round shape with a large ribbed dome and is decorated with blue majolica work and parapets in the shape of the crown on the roof. Three wooden entrance doors are beautifully carved out and decorated with colored glass windows. The national coat of arms of Temur is depicted with three rings above the central entrance door. Three rings mean power over three parts of the world (Asia, Europe and Africa). In the museum there are exhibits about the state formation in the middle ages in the area of today's Uzbekistan, about the heyday of science, culture and art in the time of Temur and Temurid dynasty. Coins, ceramics, bronze products, ornamental jewelry, books, ethnographic exhibits and local modern art are exhibited in showcases.
International Forum Palace "Uzbekistan", bell tower
The international forum palace was opened in 2009 on the occasion of the 2200th anniversary of the city of Tashkent. The palace is intended as one of the main buildings for the implementation of major international events, congresses, deliberations of heads of state and other national cultural memorable events. The cooperation of the local architects (exterior work) and the international Ippolito Fleitz Group (interior design) for the further construction of the new congress hall is an admittedly impressive magnificent building made of Marmoen, taking into account local traditions of architects. The construction of the plant took about a year. It is 48 meters high and the dome is 53 meters in diameter. The top of the dome is crowned with two storks symbolizing peace and happiness. In the main hall of the Forum Palace, a 23-meter-long crystal chandelier with 1.1 million Swarowski crystals hangs from the ceiling.
The closest historical building is the famous Tashkent bell tower. The origin of the bell tower in Tashkent is associated with the name of the local clockmaker Alexander Abramowitsch Eisenstein (1905-1986), the honorary citizen of the city of Tashkent, initiator and active participant in the construction of the bell tower, which becomes one of the most important symbols of the city. In the spring of 1945 there was an engineering regiment of the Red Army in what was then the East Prussian town of Allenstein (now Olsztyn in Poland). Due to the threat of the tower of the Olsztyn town hall falling, a partially damaged clockwork was dismantled from this tower and donated to the city of Tashkent on behalf of the regiment. The donated clockwork was repaired by Alexander Eisenstein. He also made three additional dials for the bell tower. The second bell tower was built in 2009, symmetrically opposite the old one, as a gift from the mayor's office for the 2200th year of the birth of the city of Tashkent. Two bell towers standing apart symbolize luck and symmetry, which suits our traditions.
