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Elevation. −28 m (−92 ft) Time zone. UTC+4 (AZT) Fountains Square (Azerbaijani: Fəvvarələr meydanı) is a public square in downtown Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. The square was previously called Parapet and is often referenced as the same name now. The name of the fountains square derives from the presence of dozens of fountains ...
The traffic-free segment, which begins at the Fountains Square and ends at the Rashid Behbudov Street, is commonly known as Torgovaya ("the merchant street" in Russian). Nizami Street is home to various outlets, from banks to fashion stores and is one of the most expensive streets in the world .
In 1806, when Baku was occupied by the Russian Empire during the Russo-Persian War (1804–13), [6] there were 500 households and 707 shops, and a population of 7,000 in the Old City (then the only neighbourhood of Baku) whom were almost all ethnic Tats. [7] Between 1807 and 1811, the city walls were repaired and the fortifications extended.
The National museum of Azerbaijan literature, named after Nizami Ganjavi[1][2] (Azerbaijani: Nizami Gəncəvi adına Milli Azərbaycan ədəbiyyatı muzeyi) is a museum in Baku, established in 1939. [3] It is located near the entrance of Icheri Sheher, not far from the Fountains Square. The museum is considered one of the greatest and richest ...
Azerbaijan State Puppet Theater - was created in 1931 for children in Baku. In some years (1931-1941; 1946-1950) It operated as an independent theater, and it operated as Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators during 1941–1946 years, and it has been operated under the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall since 1950.
Baku Boulevard (Azerbaijani: Dənizkənarı Milli Park, also known as National Park) is a promenade established in 1909 [1] which runs parallel to Baku's seafront. Its history goes back more than 100 years, to a time when Baku oil barons built their mansions along the Caspian shore and when the seafront was artificially built up inch by inch.
The Shirvanshah's Palace. The Palace of the Shirvanshahs (Azerbaijani: Şirvanşahlar Sarayı, Persian: کاخ شروانشاهان) is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture". It is located in the Inner City of Baku, [1] Azerbaijan and, together with the ...
In itself, Baku contains a wide variety of styles, progressing through Masud Ibn Davud's 12th century Maiden Tower and the educational institutions and buildings of the Russian Imperial era. Late Modern and Postmodern architecture began to appear in the early-2000s. With the economic development, old buildings such as Atlant House have been ...