Osh Town Hall and Lenin Monument

Located in the heart of Osh City, the Town Hall sits in front of one of the region's most beautiful squares. The Town Hall of the city is a white square building with the Kyrgyzstan flag waving in front of it. The building’s architecture is very typical of the Soviet times, with a simple rectangular foundation looking a lot like a military facility. On sunny days, it is common to see people getting together by the square to exercise and socialise.

Across the street from the front of the Town Hall is the Lenin Monument. The 30-metre-high statue of Vladimir Lenin standing with one arm raised is the biggest Lenin statue in Central Asia. This imposing huge statue of the former leader is a similar style to the Soviet architecture of the Town Hall. The statue was added to the city in 1975 while Kyrgyzstan was still a part of the USSR and it is one of the last Lenin statues to still stand.

Both these attractions are fairly popular around town and lots of walking tours will pass by it. It is a great place to start a walk to the Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain because, from here, you will pass by many interesting attractions such as monuments and murals. A worthwhile consideration is the izi.travel storytelling website that allows tourists to take walking tours by themselves with an audioguide and tour map. For the tour of Osh, you will start at the Lenin Monument and finish at Sulaiman-Too, passing by the Chernobyl Memorial, Love Park, the Sun and Dove Mural, in addition to many others.

If you want to download the free walking tour audio guide you can use this link: https://izi.travel/en/9641-osh-city-walking-tour/en