Courage Monument (1966 Earthquake Memorial)
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A sculpture commemorating the 1966 Tashkent earthquake, showing a family bravely protecting one another before an earthquake crack. It stands as a symbol of the city's rebirth.
At 5:24 a.m. on April 26, 1966, a shallow magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Tashkent, with its epicenter in the city center. Tens of thousands of old houses collapsed, and some 300,000 people were left homeless. Builders from other Soviet republics came to help, and Tashkent was largely rebuilt as the broad, Soviet-style city it is today. In 1976, the Courage Monument was erected near the epicenter. It consists of a black granite cube split by a crack, with a clock face stopped at 5:24, the moment the earthquake struck. Beside it is a bronze group of a man protecting his wife and child, and the surrounding reliefs depict builders from across the country. The monument sits in a quiet little park and is free to visit. It is about 1.5 km from the Minor Mosque and can be reached on foot along the Ankhor Canal.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Palace of Prince Romanov
- Broadway (Sayilgoh Street)
- Minor Mosque
- Amir Timur Museum
- Independence Square (Mustaqillik Maydoni)
- State Museum of History of Uzbekistan
- Amir Timur Square
- Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre