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Tashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia

Rachel Heller — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 05:49:40 +0000

10 examples of Soviet Modernist architecture (1960s-1990s) in Tashkent that combine modernism with local influences.

Rachel Heller — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:36:15 +0000

Two cities where Renaissance thinkers expressed the ideals of Humanism in urban planning.

Abigail Dalton — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:03:39 +0000

A Tuscan city redesigned in the 15th century according to the Humanist ideas of the Renaissance to create a place of balance, beauty and order.

Teja — Sun, 24 May 2026 15:23:54 +0000

A Spanish-era colonial town with an unusual combination of Asian and European architectural influences.

Rachel Heller — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:43:21 +0000

A medieval city that 15th-century Renaissance thinkers changed to fit their aesthetic ideals.

Rachel Heller — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:09:44 +0000

A demonstration of Renaissance thinking about urban planning as an addition to an original medieval city core.

Rachel Heller — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:28:18 +0000

A huge collection of Modernist buildings (also called Bauhaus) from the 1930s and 40s, designed by architects who fled the Nazis.

Cindy Carlsson — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:17:30 +0000

A picturesque and completely intact medieval walled city dating from the 12th-15th centuries.

Tim — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:01:10 +0000

Ruins of a 5th-century city and palace on a dramatic rock outcropping.

Abigail Dalton — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 18:38:19 +0000

An important trade city under French colonial rule, still containing typical colonial architecture.