Amir Temur Square

This park was very pleasant and clean and also had lots of benches for sitting down and enjoying the peace. The statue in the centre was huge and Timur (Tamurlame) is very much revered here. His empire lasted three generations before fragmenting but the architecture and scientific advances live on. We then continued to walk around the park and were interviewed by two groups of school children to see what we thought of the country, why we were there, how long for etc. This was actually lovely and they were incredibly polite and well spoken, I wish I'd thought to ask them questions.

The Amir Timur Square (Uzbek: Amir Temur xiyoboni, Амир Тимур Хиёбони) is the main town square in Tashkent, Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 The predecessor of the square is a park built during the first governor-general of the Russian Turkestan era. The square was at the intersection of two main streets, Moscow Street (now Amir Timur Street) and Kaufmann Street (now Milza Ulugh Beg Street), under the name of Constantinov Square. It was built in 1882 by Nikolai Ulyanov (Ульянов, Николай Фёдорович Ульянов) working under Mikhail Chernyayev.[1]

After the 1917 Russian Revolution, the square was renamed the Revolution Square. While Joseph Stalin's statue was placed in the square during the late 1940s, it was removed due to the October 1961 resolution that all Stalin's statues would be removed. In 1968, a statue of Karl Marx was erected.

After the independence of Uzbekistan, the square was renamed the Amir Timur Square in 1994, and Timur's statue was placed on the site. Adjacent to the park in the south, the Amir Timur Museum was built in 1996.

Very big statue inside a beautiful green park. Amir Temur is a huge symbol for Uzbekistan’s history and still today very important for citizens. It is nice to go walk in this area.

If you will visit Tashkent, make sure to visit this place. If you are a fan of history then you knew the story of Temur and you can see his statue here.

A nice place to sit and relax and just enjoy life

Amir tumer welcomes you to Tashkent #uzbek #tashkentcity

The history of the square in the center of Tashkent named after Amir Timur, the commander and founder of a huge medieval empire, began as early as in the XIX century, when Tashkent was the center of the Turkestan Military Command, composing the Russian Empire. It was established by order of general M. Chernyaev in 1882. The square represented a small park in the center of the city, surrounded by buildings of women and men’s gymnasium, normal school and state bank.

Right in the center of the square, there is a monument to the outstanding commander and statesman of the XIV century Amir Timur, who managed to found a centralized united state composing of 27 countries in the vast territory from the Mediterranean Sea to India. The monument is represented as a bronze figure of Amir Timur with imperial regalia on a reared horse. The monument plinth is engraved with an Amir Timur’s famous motto in four languages “Power is in Justice”. The monument author is the sculptor Ilkhom Jabbarov.

The heart of Tashkent tourist attraction, a beautiful square, a huge park, lots of statues, bazaar and great people and food to try.

Amir Temur Square is the main town square in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. After the independence of Uzbekistan, the square was renamed the Amir Temur Square in 1994, and Temur's statue was placed on site. Adjacent to the park in south, the Amir Temur Museum was built in 1996. This is an absolute must visit attraction for tourists.

Huge statue with intricate detail. It's almost like everything in the area is built around this one statue. Pretty cool to see once or twice, but wouldn't call it a tourist attraction.

Finest square in Tashkent, hotel uzbekistan should definitely be used as a film location for a soviet spy movie!

Great place for evening walks and to stroll around! Especially if you’ve good time to experience vibrant Tashkent!

It is easy to get to with the metro. A very big statue in a nice quiet area in a park in the city center.

Beautiful serenity, city centre with a lot of attractions within walking distance. A must visit in Tashkent.

Amir Temur Square was constructed back in 1993 on the directions of the first Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov following independence from Soviet Union to honour great Amir Temur, the 14th century ruler of Temurid dynasty. The square has beautiful well maintained shady lawns which has fountains inside. The place is a nice quite place to relax from the hustle bustle of city. It is accessible for physically challenged. A must place to visit to Tashkent.

Born into the Barlas confederation in Transoxiana (in modern-day Uzbekistan) on 9 April 1336, Timur gained control of the western Chagatai Khanate by 1370. From that base, he led military campaigns across Western, South, and Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Southern Russia, defeating in the process the Khans of the Golden Horde, the Mamluks of Egypt and Syria, the emerging Ottoman Empire, and the late Delhi Sultanate of India and emerging as the most powerful ruler in the Muslim world.[10] From these conquests, he founded the Timurid Empire, which fragmented shortly after his death.

Timur was the last of the great nomadic conquerors of the Eurasian Steppe, and his empire set the stage for the rise of the more structured and lasting Islamic gunpowder empires in the 16th and 17th centuries.[11][12][13] Timur was of both Turkic and Mongol descent, and, while probably not a direct descendant on either side, he shared a common ancestor with Genghis Khan on his father's side,[14][15][16] though some authors have suggested his mother may have been a descendant of the Khan.[17][18] He clearly sought to invoke the legacy of Genghis Khan's conquests during his lifetime.[19] Timur envisioned the restoration of the Mongol Empire and according to Gérard Chaliand, saw himself as Genghis Khan's heir.[20]

According to Beatrice Forbes Manz, "in his formal correspondence Temur continued throughout his life to portray himself as the restorer of Chinggisid rights. He justified his Iranian, Mamluk, and Ottoman campaigns as a re-imposition of legitimate Mongol control over lands taken by usurpers."[21] To legitimize his conquests, Timur relied on Islamic symbols and language, referring to himself as the "Sword of Islam". He was a patron of educational and religious institutions. He converted nearly all the Borjigin leaders to Islam during his lifetime. Timur decisively defeated the Christian Knights Hospitaller at the Siege of Smyrna, styling himself a ghazi.[7]: 91  By the end of his reign, Timur had gained complete control over all the remnants of the Chagatai Khanate, the Ilkhanate, and the Golden Horde, and had even attempted to restore the Yuan dynasty in China.

Timur's armies were inclusively multi-ethnic and were feared throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe,[7] sizable parts of which his campaigns laid waste.[22] Scholars estimate that his military campaigns caused the deaths of 17 million people, amounting to about 5% of the world population at the time.[23][24] Of all the areas he conquered, Khwarazm suffered the most from his expeditions, as it rose several times against him.[25] Timur's campaigns have been characterized as genocidal.[26]

Timur was the grandfather of the Timurid sultan, astronomer and mathematician Ulugh Beg, who ruled Central Asia from 1411 to 1449, and the great-great-great-grandfather of Babur (1483–1530), founder of the Mughal Empire, which then ruled almost all of the #akhunzadazubairkhan

The statue of Timur riding a horse and pointing to the sky is impressive.

Lovely place, waited for years to visit this place. Friendly people clean environment, true race. Great people

Nice place to take promenade and relax, also taste some simple street foods too.

A peaceful park with a beautiful statue! Greetings from Turkey :)

Nice green park with a statue of Timur. Metro station is located under the square. Shady park and gardens to relax.