Islam Karimov had the religious center of Tashkent reconstructed (see photo of Hast Imam)

Reconstruction of Tashkent streets and squares for the Independence Day celebration on the national leader's initiative is a tradition in Uzbekistan. Central part of the capital around Chor Su marketplace and Eski Juva square was reconstructed in 2005. President Islam Karimov ordered the National Gallery of Fashion there rebuilt so as to resemble the famous ancient monuments of the Timurides era.

Road bridges and interchanges were built in Tashkent for the jubilee in 2006. This year, it is the turn of the religious complex on Hazrati Imam square also known as Hast Imam. Buildings of the XVI-XIX centuries were restored there and new cyclopean ones built in a matter of months. The scope, plans, and tempos of construction were determined by Karimov himself. The construction was practically over a month before the Independence