A stark granite-and-bronze monument marking the epicentre of the 1966 earthquake that levelled most of old Tashkent. The composition is classic Soviet — a granite cube split in two with a man, woman, and child reaching out of the rift — surrounded by bas-relief panels depicting reconstruction workers from each Soviet republic.
A subdued, slightly austere spot, often overlooked by visitors but central to how modern Tashkenters tell the story of their city. The monument sits between Independence Square and the river.