Tashkent's Soviet Legacy Gets its Due Recognition The UNESCO World Heritage listing for Tashkent's collection of 20th century modernist architecture is a testament to the enduring legacy of Soviet era design.
For decades, Soviet architecture has been maligned as soulless and utilitarian, yet its rigidity and functionality have made it valuable to architects and designers.
Tashkent Modernism, or Seismic Modernism, emerged in the aftermath of the 1966 earthquake that destroyed much of the city.