Romanov Palace (Tashkent)
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| place | Tashkent |
| architect | Wilhelm Heinzelmann , Alexej Benois |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
| Construction year | 1891 |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 18 '50.4 " N , 69 ° 16' 15.6" E |
The Romanov Palace is a building in Tashkent , the capital of Uzbekistan . It was built on the instructions of Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinowitsch Romanov from the House of Romanow-Holstein-Gottorp while he was exiled to Tashkent.
location
The building is located in the city center of Tashkent in close proximity to some of the most important squares and sights of the Uzbek capital. The palace and the surrounding grounds are only separated by a road to the west from Mustaqillik Maydoni , Tashkent's Independence Square. There are numerous government buildings, including the seat of the Uzbek Senate. To the east of the palace, Amir-Timur-Platz is another central square in the city, which is dedicated to the general Timur .
Building history
The building history of the Romanov Palace was shaped by the Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinowitsch Romanov , who commissioned the building of the palace. The Grand Duke was a grandson of Tsar Nicholas I , who ruled from 1825 to 1855, and a nephew of Tsar Alexander II , who was Emperor of the Russian Empire from 1855 to 1881 . The Grand Duke fell out of favor due to numerous court affairs and was banished in 1874 on charges of stealing diamonds from his mother. After several years of changing places of residence, Grand Duke Nikolai finally came to Tashkent and settled there permanently. The Grand Duke had been fascinated by Central Asia since he took part in a campaign against Khiva in 1873.
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In Tashkent, Nikolai Romanov became one of the city's most respected citizens and sponsored numerous projects in the fields of infrastructure and culture. His palace was built in 1891 according to plans by the architects Wilhelm Heinzelmann and Alexej Benois and served as the residence of the Grand Duke and his family. Shortly before his death in 1918, Nikolai Romanov bequeathed the palace and his art collection to the city of Tashkent, which he called his beloved city . After his death, the building became an art museum. During the Soviet Union , the palace was used as a museum for antiques and jewelry, later it housed the Palace of the Pioneers. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and a restoration at the end of the 1990s , the building is still used today as an event and reception building for the city administration and the Uzbek Foreign Ministry.
architecture
The palace can be assigned to the Art Nouveau architecture and combines European and oriental influences. The facade of the building is characterized by numerous decorations, curved shapes and elaborately crafted windows. The building has two wings, both of which are single-story and symmetrical to the central entrance area. At the side ends of the building there are two smaller towers, which are surmounted by the two-storey entrance area. The main entrance to the building is flanked by bronze statues depicting deer and hunting dogs , which can be traced back to the owner's passion for hunting.
The interior design of the palace emphasizes the union of influences from Europe and the Orient . The left wing represents the European influences, while the right wing is dedicated to the Orient. The interior design of the palace is extremely elaborate with numerous decorations and takes up the curved lines and the large-scale ornaments of the facade as a stylistic feature. During the Grand Duke's lifetime, the palace housed an important library , a billiard room, an art collection, a model of Ichan Qalʼа , the old town of Xiva, and a collection of oriental carpets.
The palace also has a small park that adjoins the rear of the palace. It was laid out by a well-known botanist from Tashkent and included a large winter garden , a Japanese garden and numerous palm and citrus plants . There was also a menagerie with some wild animals from Central Asia that was open to the public every Sunday. Today the park is characterized by numerous trees, some of which date from the time of the builder, a fountain and green areas .
Individual evidence
- ^ Romanov palace. In: googlemaps. Retrieved August 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Николай Константинович Романов, краткая история жизни. Retrieved August 6, 2020 (Russian).
- ^ Palace of Prince Romanov, Tashkent. In: advantour.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020 .
- ^ Romanov Palace in Tashkent. In: globalconnect.uz. Retrieved August 6, 2020 .
- ^ Palace of Prince Romanov. In: uzbek-travel.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020 .
- ^ Grand Duke Romanov's residence in Tashkent. In: centralasia-adventures.com. Retrieved August 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Irina Thöns, Bodo Thörns: Uzbekistan: Along the Silk Road to Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Chiwa . 13th updated edition, revised edition. Trescher Verlag, Berlin 2020, ISBN 978-3-89794-453-4 , pp. 111 f .