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State Drama Theater of Uzbekistan
State Drama Theater of Uzbekistan

The beautiful and distinctive theater building at the intersection of Zarkaynar and Gulbazar streets is considered to have been built in 1927, but there is information that it was erected as early as 1905 by a wealthy man named Saidkarimbay.

The facade was once plastered but is now faced with brick. The auditorium seats 250 spectators. The side walls are decorated with pointed arches made of carved ganch, resting on carved pilasters with pomegranate motifs on the capitals.

The building’s original purpose was the Old City People’s Cultural House. Starting in 1929, the Hamza Uzbek Drama Theater began operating there. Party meetings, rallies, and other events were also held in the same building.

In 1968, the Hamza Theater moved to a new building on Navoi Street, and the “Young Guard” theater opened here.

After independence, the theater was named after Abror Hidoyatov, and since 2016, it has been called the State Drama Theater of Uzbekistan.

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