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It is in the Guiness Book of World Records: The largest flag pole anywhere |
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The teachers college close to where I stayed |
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The Opera and Ballet House |
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You may find yourself in the mountains of Central Asia, but there is a lot of style to be found here. |
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Hotel Tajikistan, Dushanbe's fanciest hotel |
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Nothing wrong with a place where you can grab a cold one, when you feel like it, at the end of a long hot day. |
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There is a small but interesting archeological museum in Dushanbe as well. |
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The 'Princess' as she was found, surrounded by beads and other small important items |
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Bronze Age weapons from around the time of Alexander the Great, who passed through this region |
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Two intricate ivory carvings from around 2-300BC |
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A reclining Buddha made from wood |
Dushanbe, Tajikistan 2011