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Lutheran Church (Kirche)
Lutheran Church (Kirche)

The Tashkent Kirche is considered the first Lutheran church in Central Asia. 

The initial design of the building was drawn up in 1881, but a few years later it was revised, and the location for the church was also changed. 

The Kirche building was constructed by the city’s Lutheran community using funds from I. I. Krause, based on the design by architect Alexey Leontyevich Benois. 

In 1896, services began in the still-unplastered Kirche, and three years later, the construction was fully completed. 

Services in the church are held in Russian and German, which is why it is popularly called the German Church or simply the Kirche. 

In the 1930s of the last century, the pastor was repressed, and the building was used for various purposes: it housed warehouses, the geology department was located there, and for some time, a dog breeders’ club operated. 

In the 1980s, a music hall under the Tashkent Conservatory was opened in the building. 

After gaining independence, the building was transferred to the community of Tashkent Lutheran believers.

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