From the History of Creation and Reconstruction of Arbob Palace

In connection with the fact of the newest history of Tajikistan Republic – that of the historic XVI-th session of the Supreme Council of Tajikistan in Arbob Palace – the data concerning construction (in the 50-ies of the XX-th century), repairs and reconstruction (at the beginning of the second decade of the XXI-st century) of this remarkable Palace of Culture have been generalized. It is underscored that Arbob Palace was built on the initiative of Saidkhodja Urunkhodjayev, chairman of “Moscow” collective-farm of Khodzhent rayon (now Babajan­gafurov nokhiya), twofold Hero of Socialist Labour. Renowned architects and engineers of constructing cause, folk masters and collective-farmers took part in the erection of the palace. When building the edifice architects payed special attention to planning, area configuration, decorative designing, technological, climatic, ethnical, historical, aesthetic aspects of implemen­tation. The author has analyzed the issues dealing with organization of repairs and reconstruction of the building on the eve of the XX-th anniversary of the XVI-th session of Tajikistan Republic Supreme Council.