Magtymguly Avenue – one of the oldest in Ashgabat, it crosses the capital from northwest to southeast. Now, some people know that originally it was called as Merv Avenue, because it run through whole city and joined to road leading to Merv, modern Mary. City has grown and new blocks have risen. Magtymguly Avenue became longer.
Each of Ashgabat residents has favorite places in native city and even one of them is located here. Love of residents of Ashgabat for their city lives in this avenue. It is kept in many facilities, which names have the words “Magtymguly” and “Ashgabat”.
The first fountains in the capital appeared exactly on this avenue buried in verdure of maples, planes and robinia, siris, cedar, pines and cypresses in summer. And first monument to great Phragy was also set in shady square along Magtymguly Avenue.
On the avenue bearing the name of great poet, there are the oldest in the city parks of culture and recreation: “Gunesh” – favorite park of children and Ashgabat- one of the central parks, which experienced reconstruction and celebrates its new birth. Today, the avenue is adorned with new buildings, renewed dwelling houses, schools, administrative and cultural –educative institutions, higher educational establishments, cultural-entertaining center “Parahat”, “Ashgabat” cinema opened in 2011. High monument “White city – Ashgabat”, which opening was timed to the Day of city, attracts today the attention of everyone.
A lot of things connect us with Magtymguly Avenue. Invisible threads of our life – cultural, educational and creative lead to it. Unique park complex “Revival”, symbolizing spiritual connection of generations and stretched from Gorogly Street, looks on here. Original outdoor museum, where it was set over 40 sculptures and compositions, became favorite place for recreation of residents of Ashgabat, place for holding of literary meetings and poetic evenings.
When we speak about avenue, we invariably remember Main Drama Theatre of Turkmenistan named after Mollanepes and State Russian Drama Theatre named after A.S. Pushkin, which stage the play about past and present of the Turkmen people, about their traditions and spiritual values.
New epoch changed the look of Ashgabat, having turned it into real pearl of the East. New streets and avenues appeared here. Squares, boulevards, public gardens, flowerbeds and high-rise buildings marked with traditions of the eastern architecture and Turkmen national color adorn today our capital, attaching it a showy, festive look. Renewed Magtymguly Avenue directs towards future, keeps a memory about the past of our city and bears the signs of present time. It is the integral part of white-marble capital, which graphically and brightly represents the country, striving for heights of socio-economic development. Therefore, it was this avenue, which became main “axis” of celebration of Day of city.
Each of Ashgabat residents has favorite places in native city and even one of them is located here. Love of residents of Ashgabat for their city lives in this avenue. It is kept in many facilities, which names have the words “Magtymguly” and “Ashgabat”.
The first fountains in the capital appeared exactly on this avenue buried in verdure of maples, planes and robinia, siris, cedar, pines and cypresses in summer. And first monument to great Phragy was also set in shady square along Magtymguly Avenue.
On the avenue bearing the name of great poet, there are the oldest in the city parks of culture and recreation: “Gunesh” – favorite park of children and Ashgabat- one of the central parks, which experienced reconstruction and celebrates its new birth. Today, the avenue is adorned with new buildings, renewed dwelling houses, schools, administrative and cultural –educative institutions, higher educational establishments, cultural-entertaining center “Parahat”, “Ashgabat” cinema opened in 2011. High monument “White city – Ashgabat”, which opening was timed to the Day of city, attracts today the attention of everyone.
A lot of things connect us with Magtymguly Avenue. Invisible threads of our life – cultural, educational and creative lead to it. Unique park complex “Revival”, symbolizing spiritual connection of generations and stretched from Gorogly Street, looks on here. Original outdoor museum, where it was set over 40 sculptures and compositions, became favorite place for recreation of residents of Ashgabat, place for holding of literary meetings and poetic evenings.
When we speak about avenue, we invariably remember Main Drama Theatre of Turkmenistan named after Mollanepes and State Russian Drama Theatre named after A.S. Pushkin, which stage the play about past and present of the Turkmen people, about their traditions and spiritual values.
New epoch changed the look of Ashgabat, having turned it into real pearl of the East. New streets and avenues appeared here. Squares, boulevards, public gardens, flowerbeds and high-rise buildings marked with traditions of the eastern architecture and Turkmen national color adorn today our capital, attaching it a showy, festive look. Renewed Magtymguly Avenue directs towards future, keeps a memory about the past of our city and bears the signs of present time. It is the integral part of white-marble capital, which graphically and brightly represents the country, striving for heights of socio-economic development. Therefore, it was this avenue, which became main “axis” of celebration of Day of city.
