Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Lyceum No. 5
This Soviet-era lyceum helped transform Tajikistan from 0.1% female literacy in 1926 to near-universal education.
From the CommunityThis Soviet-era lyceum helped transform Tajikistan from 0.1% female literacy in 1926 to near-universal education.
From the CommunityPromised survival in 2022, demolished in 2025: Dushanbe's beloved 1958 teahouse became a high-rise government building.
From the CommunityCommissioned as a tea house in 2002, this palace took 13 years to build and added a bowling alley, cinema, and go-kart track.
From the CommunityBuilt for a mystic who mastered the art of disappearing.
From the Community