Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the presentation of projects in the field of culture and education on 8 June.

Among them is a modern library, which will be built on the territory of the Alisher Navoi National Park. According to the project, the library will consist of three floors; a green zone will be created on the adjacent territory. On the first floor, literature on art and information technology will be presented, on the second floor - historical and philological literature, books on religion, on the third floor - literature on the humanities. The library fund will amount to more than 1.5 million books, including electronic publications and documents in various fields of science.

The head of state pointed out the need to apply the most advanced achievements of urban planning during the construction of the library, to take into account all the conditions for visitors.

A project was also presented for the installation of a new monument to Muhammad al-Khorezmi in the city of Urgench and the creation of an alley around it.

In accordance with the presidential resolution of 2 December 2020, this year will mark the 85th anniversary of the birth of the People's Artist of Uzbekistan Batyr Zakirov. In connection with this date, it is planned to erect a monument to the artist in the city of Tashkent.

At the presentation, sketches of these monuments, selected by the Academy of Arts through a competition, were considered. Recommendations for the improvement of the sites selected for the monuments are given.