Uzbekistan

The film features footage from a trip to Uzbekistan.

1) 00:00:00 – 00:01:42 — Tashkent. The Alisher Navoi Theatre building. Pedestrians in the square in front of the fountain and in the park. Panoramic views of the city filmed during a bus journey: the Kukeldash Madrasah, the modernist circus building, the Hamam national bathhouse. Residential buildings designed by Viktor Breusenko. The interior of the bus. Friendship of Nations Square. The cinema.

2) 00:01:43 - 00:04:07 — Lenin Square. Tourists on an excursion. The complex of government buildings on Lenin Square. The Presidium of the Supreme Council of Uzbekistan. The fountain on Lenin Square. A woman with men near cars.

3) 00:04:08 - 00:06:03 — Wooden tower. Monument to Pushkin. Main entrance to the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy of the Uzbek SSR. Tashkent TV Tower. Mosaic in the Assembly Hall of the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy of the Uzbek SSR. Cotton Production Pavilion. Agricultural machinery exhibition. Exhibition in the cotton production pavilion.

4) 00:06:04 - 00:07:08 — Visitors and vendors at the market. Alay Bazaar. Pedestrians on the streets of Tashkent. A multi-storey building housing the ‘Ganga’ shop.

5) 00:07:09 - 00:21:11 — Footage of a coach journey to Samarqand. Exterior views of the Registan. Ulugh Beg Observatory. A walk through the Registan complex. Gur-Emir. Monument to the folk poets. Ulugbek Madrasah. Sherdor Madrasah. Interiors and architectural details of the Registan.

6) 00:21:12 – 00:25:19 — Pedestrians on the streets of Samarqand. Siab Bazaar. Fruit stalls. Melon fields. Street scenes. Monument to Navoi and Jami. Ruhabad Mausoleum. The grounds of the Chinabad sanatorium. Holidaymakers diving into the therapeutic pools. A man on a donkey.

7) 00:25:20 - 00:29:39 — Footage of a bus journey to Bukhara. The mausoleum of Bahauddin Naqshband. The building of the Bukhara Regional Hokimiyat (administration). A hotel building. Streets in residential areas. The Nadir Divan-Begi Madrasah. The monument to Khoja Nasreddin. Holidaymakers in the square in front of the madrasah. The Lyabi-Hauz ensemble. The Toki Telpakfurushon covered bazaar. A woman on a camel takes a souvenir photo. The Kalyan Mosque.  A tour of Toki Telpakfurushon. The Kalyan Minaret. Exteriors of landmarks and tourists.