The Independence Square (Mustakillik Maidoni) is the main square of the country with the administrative offices of the Cabinet and the Senate. Generally it looks more like a large park than a square, and is packed with monuments and fountains. Surrounded by impressive public buildings and filled with trees and flower beds, the Independence Square in Tashkent is a showcase of modern Uzbekistan.
The entrance to the square is framed by Arch of Independence with the sculptural images of storks on top. In the center of the square on the granite pedestal is placed the symbol of independence – the bronze ball, symbolizing the globe with a symbolic image of the Republic of Uzbekistan on it. At the foot of the obelisk there is the monument of the Happy Mother – the figure of a young woman with a baby in her arms.
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The general reconstruction gave the square a modern look, the buildings were restored and landscaped. The first thing people see at the entrance to the square is the arch of “kind and noble intentions”, which is officially called “Ezgulik”. The structure consists of sixteen columns of light marble and is connected by an overlap on which the figures of storks were installed – a symbol of peace and tranquillity.
The alley begins with an ensemble of columns on both sides of which are the most impressive fountains and park areas. The alley leads to the Independence Monument and the Mourning Mother Monument. The figure of a woman with an infant in her arms was installed at the foot of the monument in 2006. The monument of the Mourning Mother symbolizes the Motherland and its care for the children – the Uzbek people.
