The building was constructed in 1928 for the cooperative technical school, which grew out of the pre-revolutionary Tashkent Commercial School founded by Lieutenant Colonel V. N. Dunin-Barkovsky. In 1929–1931, the technical school was named after I. A. Zelensky, the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of the Uzbek SSR.
The structure belongs to the so-called Turkestan
Modern style, which, according to B. A. Golender, incorporates both national
elements (the portal) and bricklaying features characteristic of Russian
construction.
The building is located in the ancient burial
area around the mausoleum of the revered Sufi Sheikh Hovendi at-Tahur, built in
the 14th century. Nearby are the mausoleums of the legendary Kaldyrgoch Biy,
who lived in the 15th century, and Yunus Khan of Moghulistan, the ruler of
Tashkent during the same period.
During the war, the building belonged to the
“Mosfilm” studio evacuated to Tashkent; later, it was transferred to the
Mechanical Faculty of the Polytechnic Institute. Entrance exams, tests, and
coursework were held there, and a preparatory department operated.
Occasionally, the nearby military department of the Polytechnic Institute used
the auditoriums for classes.
Currently, the building houses the classrooms of
the Islamic University.
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