National Palace of Cinematography of Uzbekistan
| National Palace of Cinematography of Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|
| Oʻzbekiston Milliy kino sanʼati saroyi (Uzbek) | |
 The National Palace of Cinematography of Uzbekistan | |
  Location within West and Central Asia  Location within Uzbekistan | |
| 41°19′10″N 69°15′35″E / 41.319446°N 69.2596106°E | |
| Location | 15 Navoi Avenue Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| History | |
| Built | 1964 |
| Site notes | |
| Architect(s) | Sergo Sutyagin, Vladimir Beryozin, Yuriy Khaldeyev, Dmitry Shuvaev[1] |
| Official name | Alisher Navoi Cinema Palace (Palace of Arts, Panoramic Cinema) |
| Part of | Tashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia |
| Criteria | Cultural: iv |
| Reference | 1766 |
| Inscription | 2026 (48th Session) |
The National Palace of Cinematography of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Milliy kino sanʼati saroyi), also called the Alisher Navoi Cinema Palace, and formerly the Panoramic Cinema and Palace of Arts, is a cinema in Tashkent built in 1964 in the modernist style. It was the first cinema in Central Asia built for viewing widescreen films.[2]
In July 2026, the National Palace of Cinematography of Uzbekistan, along with nine other modernist sites in Tashkent, was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[3]
History
Planning for the National Palace of Cinematography of Uzbekistan began in 1960; the building was constructed between 1962 and 1964, and designed to host events including film screenings, concerts, and other performances.[4] The theater was equipped with capability to show Kinopanorama, a Soviet wide-screen film format.[5]
In the 1966 Tashkent earthquake, the building was largely undamaged.[6] From 1968 to its conclusion in 1988, it hosted the Tashkent International Film Festival. An addition was built from 1972 to 1976, containing a smaller cinema screen.
In 1978, the building was listed by the Uzbekistan government as a historical or culturally significant site.[1] In 1991, it was named after Alisher Navoi.[1] Presently, the foyer building is now host to the Uzbekistan Museum of Cinema.[4]
Architecture
The National Palace of Cinematography is composed of three volumes, and displays a "distinctly modernist vocabulary."[6] The main cinema hall, which hosts a 2300 seat auditorium, consists of a cylindrical pavilion composed of prefabricated concrete slabs, built to resemble a Doric column.[4] Its rounded shape was intended to host a large curved panoramic screen measuring 34 meters wide by 14 meters tall.[1] The central volume sits on a dark ceramic base, which grants the cinema a sense of elevation over the surrounding plaza.
The second volume is a two story glass foyer which serves as the primary entryway for the cinema. The large foyer windows frame a view of the city and were originally shaded by brise soleil. It features a concessions area and is decorated with a fresco by Arnold Gan.[4]
The third volume, built between 1972 and 1976 is composed of stone and brick and contains a smaller, 550 seat cinema along with exhibition space.[4] The choice of building material allows the addition to flow neatly into the mahalla immediately adjacent to the cinema.[6]
In the early 2000s, substantial alterations were made to the building, including removal of the brise soleil and an occllusion of the transparent windows banding the foyer.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Alisher Navoi Cinema Palace ("Panoramic")". Tashkent City Administration. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ Ravenscroft, Tom (28 July 2026). "Ten UNESCO-listed Soviet modernist buildings in Tashkent". Dezeen. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 26 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Tashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia Nomination Text". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ Pieniążek, Karolina (2025). "The Panoramic Cinema in Tashkent: From Type to Experiment". Restauro Archeologico. 33: 94–99. doi:10.36253/rar-19019.
- 1 2 3 4 Pieniążek, Karolina (2026). "Restoring Transparency Adaptive Reuse of Tashkent's Panoramic Cinema". Proceedings of the International Conference on Adaptive Reuse: 778–785. doi:10.65686/DTVZ8447. ISBN 979-12-81661-14-1.
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External links
- National Palace of Cinematography of Uzbekistan (Official site)
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