Palace of Prince Romanov
Knyaz Romanov saroyi
A palace built in the late 19th century by an exiled Russian grand duke, with a brick facade that blends European and Eastern styles.
This palace was the residence of Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich, a grandson of Tsar Nicholas I. After a family scandal, he was exiled to Central Asia, where he invested in irrigation works and opened a cinema in Tashkent. He completed the palace in 1891. The building uses red and yellow brick to create intricate decoration, and its window frames and parapets carry Central Asian motifs. Bronze deerhound statues flank the entrance. It is one of the most distinctive Tsarist-era buildings in Tashkent. In the Soviet period it served as a museum and a Pioneer Palace, and it later came under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is generally not open to the public, so visitors can only photograph it from outside the fence. It lies between Amir Timur Square and Independence Square and can be passed on foot along the way.
Opening hours
Exterior viewable all day; interior usually closed to visitors
Nearby sights
- Independence Square (Mustaqillik Maydoni)
- State Museum of History of Uzbekistan
- Broadway (Sayilgoh Street)
- Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Amir Timur Museum
- Amir Timur Square
- Courage Monument (1966 Earthquake Memorial)
- Tashkent Metro