Tashkent modernist buildings added to UNESCO World Heritage list

Ten buildings showcasing Tashkent's modernist architecture have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. This significant achievement was approved during the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, held in Busan, South Korea.

The national nomination from Uzbekistan, titled "Modernist Architecture of Tashkent. The Modernity and Traditions of Central Asia," features 10 architectural monuments dating from the latter half of the 20th century. These structures represent various types of public, cultural, residential, and engineering facilities.

According to the Fund for Development of Culture and Arts of Uzbekistan, this nomination is the country's sixth overall and its first national object added to the UNESCO list in the past 25 years. Previously, Uzbekistan had five cultural and two natural heritage sites on the list.

With this inscription, Uzbekistan becomes the first country in Central Asia and the CIS region to have 20th-century modernist architecture recognized on the World Heritage list. It also places Uzbekistan among the approximately ten countries globally whose modernist structures have received this international status.