60 years ago, the earthquake that destroyed Tashkent proved to be a turning point for the urban landscape of the Uzbek capital. Thanks to the reconstruction carried out by various architects from all the Soviet republics, the city was transformed into a laboratory of "seismic modernism". German photographer Heinz Krüger, who was by chance on site at the time, immortalized not only the destruction, but also the hope and reconstruction of Tashkent.
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60 years ago, the earthquake that destroyed Tashkent proved to be a turning point for the urban landscape of the Uzbek capital. Thanks to the reconstruction carried out by various architects from all the Soviet republics, the city was transformed into a laboratory of "seismic modernism". German photographer Heinz Krüger, who was by chance on site at the time, immortalized not only the destruction, but also the hope and reconstruction of Tashkent.