September 24, 2008

Tashkent metro: artistic impression

Taking pictures in Tashkent's metro is prohibited because it is constructed as a nuclear shelter, but the metro is truly charming: each station has a different design and these are often amazing.

Shown below is Floris's impression of the Cosmonaut station, where tribute is paid to the Soviet space program and its heroes.


The metro is one of the few places in Uzbekistan where foreigners are often requested to show their passport, although we haven't been bothered with that (yet).

2 comments:

Taipan Olsson said...

Floris, if you ever consider leaving the shipping industry you can always survive as an artist. Lovely paintings.

Floris & Hanna said...

Thank you so much for your positive response to the artistic creations! In case you're looking for a good investment: my works are for sale (bidding starts at 100 USD). ;-)