Independence Square (Mustakillik Square.) — the central square of the capital of Uzbekistan of Tashkent on which festive events and military parades in days of solemn events and public holidays are held. 

History
After accession of Tashkent to Russia in 1865 the Russian city administration was construction of the new European city on other side of Ankhor channel from the old, existing before city is begun.

Construction of the new city was carried out by the general master plan in which it was provided central radial planning of streets and squares of the city.
Directly on the left coast of Ankhor across the road from the Tashkent fortress constructed opposite to gate Koymas of the old city the building of the residence of the Turkestan governor general with an extensive garden, so-called "White House" was built.
The square in front of the White House received subsequently the name Cathedral Square as on other side of the square in front of the governor's palace the Spaso-preobrazhensk (Military) cathedral was constructed later.
In the early thirties according to the decision of the authorities the cathedral was demolished, and the square received the name Red Square.
In 1930 according to the plan of general reconstruction of Tashkent on the place of the general governor's house on the project of the architect S. Polupanov the building of Council of People's Commissars of the Uzbek SSR was built.
On January 24, 1934 the Central Election Commission of Councils of the Uzbek SSR made the decision [1] to erect at the Red Square in Tashkent before the building of Council of People's Commissars of the Uzbek SSR a monument to V.I. Lenin. Opening of the monument created on the project of the Moscow sculptor professor B.D. Korolyov took place on November 15, 1936 with the assistance of delegates of the VI Extraordinary congress of Councils of Uzbekistan.
Tashkent. V.I. Lenin Square 30th years of the 20th century
In 1952 — 1954 reconstruction of Red Square of Tashkent was made. The facade of the building of Council of ministers of the Uzbek SSR in the course of reconstruction was given a view with the elements characteristic of buildings of the Uzbek national architecture. The monument of work of B.D. Korolyov was transferred for installation in the city of Urgench. And before the building of Council of ministers of the Uzbek SSR the monument to V.I. Lenin of work of the sculptor M.G. Manizer was established on April 30, 1956.
In 1956 the Red Square in Tashkent received the new name — the Area to them V.I. Lenina.
Tashkent, 1965. The new building of Council of ministers of the Uzbek SSR at V.I. Lenin Square
In 1965 construction of the new modern building of Council of ministers of the Uzbek SSR in concrete-glass style on the project of group of architects was begun with South side of the area on the place of the houses going along Leningradskaya Street (B. Mezentsev is project manager, A. Yakushev, B. Zaritsky, E. Rozanov, L. Adam's V. Shestopalov and Yu. Korostelyov) which was complete in 1967. The square received new architectural decorating.
After an earthquake of 1966 radical reconstruction of the area according to general the development plan for the city of Tashkent was made. Reconstruction was complete in 1974 on the eve of the celebration of the 50 anniversary of the Uzbek SSR. After reconstruction the area increased by 3,5 times. As the monument to V.I. Lenin of work of M.G. Manizer did not correspond to new architectural concepts of ensemble of the reconstructed area, he was given for installation in Samarkand, and to squares, in its geometrical dominant, however in some distance from the former building of Council of ministers of the Uzbek SSR in 1974 the monument to V.I. Lenin of work of the sculptor N.V. Tomsky and the architect S.R. Adylov, new, bigger by the size, was established.
Mustakillik (Independence) Square
After declaration in September, 1991 of independence V.I. Lenin Square in 1992 was renamed by Uzbekistan and received the name "Mustakillik of a Maydoni" that in translation into Russian means "Independence Square". The monument to V.I. Lenin was dismantled, and on his place, on a former pedestal the Monument of independence of Uzbekistan in the form of the globe on which disproportionately most part is occupied by a contour of Uzbekistan was established. Later before a pedestal the woman's figure symbolizing itself the Motherland was established.
The Independence Square is now the central square of Tashkent on which festive events and military parades in days of solemn events and public holidays are held. Objects at Mustakillik Square. On the square office buildings of the Cabinet and Senate are located.
The entrance on Mustakillik Square is issued by an arch of Ezgulik ("Kind and noble aspirations") over which storks rise up.
Monument to Independence (1991) and Monument to Happy mother (2006) which was executed by sculptors Ilkhom and Kamol Dzhabbarovymi.
On the square there is also a memorial — Pamyati Square, devoted to those who did not return from fields of World War II. Their names are entered by gold letters in "The book of memory" which is here. The memorial represents the figure of the Grieving mother inclined at an eternal flame who did not wait from fronts of that war of the children.