Palace of Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich Romanov, Tashkent

The Romanov Palace, located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, was built in 1891 according to the design of architect V.S Geintselman and A.L. Benois for Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich, who had been exiled to the outskirts of the empire in the Turkestan region. The left wing of the palace housed the apartments of the Grand Duke, and the right-wing housed the apartments of his wife. Currently, the building is used as a reception house for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan. Near the entrance to the palace grounds, there used to be the Iosifo-Georgievskaya Church until 1995.

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Palace of Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich Romanov, Tashkent ranks #2,633 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 7 mapped in Uzbekistan. Founded 1891 — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,709 times in the last 60 days, more than 73% of the atlas. See how Uzbekistan compares in the castle statistics.

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