Milestones Icon: The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse

The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse is one of the attractions Boulder residents are most proud to show visitors.

Its colorful ceramic panels, calming indoor fountain and intricate carved ceiling are enough to make any visitor awestruck.

The teahouse was conceived in 1987 when Mayor Maksud Ikramov of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, announced he wanted to give a gift to Boulder in celebration of the two locations’ ties as sister cities.

From 1987 to 1990, more than 40 artisans from Tajikistan worked to create the pieces that would become the teahouse.

The city of Boulder had trouble finding the right location for the gift but finally settled on…