Mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi
The Mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi was built in approximately 1457-1458, in Baku. The mausoleum is located in the centre of the middle yard of the Palace of the Shirvanshahs. Among local people it is known as the mausoleum of “dervish” and was named a...
Executive Authority of the Baku City
The mayoralty of Baku houses the executive authority of Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, being the residence of the mayor. It is a Baroque building, built in the beginning of the 20th century.
During Soviet era the building was named Executive Committee ...
Nardaran Fortress
But the geographical location of Nardaran Fortress indicates that there couldn’t be a foremost defense. Similar fortresses were built there, from where it was expected to be attacked. Such regions were in the western borders and seashores of Absheron. ...
National Library of Azerbaijan
The Mirza Fatali Akhundov National Library of Azerbaijan (Azeri: Mirzə Fətəli Axundov adına Azərbaycan Milli Kitabxanası) is a central state library of Azerbaijan, located in Baku and founded in 1922. It is named after Mirza Fatali Akhundov, an Azerbai...
Palace of Happiness
The building was built by an Azerbaijani Oil Baron Murtuza Mukhtarov for his wife Liza-Khanum Tuganova. The designer was the Polish architect Józef Plośko who had also built several other historic buildings in Baku in the early 20th century.
Mukhtar...
Palace of Seyid Mirbabayev
The Palace of Seyid Mirbabayev is a palace in Azneft Square, Baku, Azerbaijan. It was owned by Seyid Mirbabayev, a singer who became one of the oil millionaires of Azerbaijan. The building was built in the style of French Renaissance architecture based...
Palace of the Shirvanshahs
In the past, the palace was surrounded by a wall with towers and, thus, served as the inner stronghold of the Baku fortress. Despite the fact that at the present time no traces of this wall have survived on the surface, as early as the 1920s, the remai...
Port Baku Towers
Architectural style of the buildings is modern. The tallest tower has been built in a shape of triangular prism with lower and upper bases. Due to such a geometry, The Southern Tower presents multiple aspects to the view depending on the angle of viewi...
Port of Baku
Port of Baku is a sea port located in the Bay of Baku, on the coast of city of Baku, Azerbaijan. The main entrance faces the Neftchiler Avenue.
Quadrangular castle
Quadrangular castle is a historic castle located in Mardakan, Baku. It is one of the most noticeable castles in Mardakan, a similar one being Round Tower.
Quadrangular Tower
Quadrangular tower or Keep of the fortress of Baku is a historic tower of XIV century. The tower is also referred as a keep. It is a part of Old City and located on Kichik Gala street, in the city of Baku, in Azerbaijan. The building was also registere...
Ramana Tower
There are two stairs for walking up to the tower walls. It is possible to walk up by spiral stairs from inner side of the tower to a corridor, which was built about 3 metres (10 ft) outside of the tower. The other stone stair walks up to the upper side...
Rashid Behbudov State Song Theatre
The Rashid Behbudov State Song Theatre is located in Azerbaijan's capital Baku, on the Rashid Behbudov Street, and is named after Rashid Behbudov, who founded it in 1968.
The building is in the Greek Revival style, with an Ionic order portico, and i...
Round Tower
At the top of the gate of tower there are three inscriptions written in Arabic on a large rectangular stone layer. According to the first inscription on the castle, it was built during reign of Fariburz III. The second inscription shows that, the owner...
Shirvanshah's Palace Mausoleum
Shirvanshah's palace mausoleum or tomb of Shirvanshahs’ family is a historical monument of the XV century. Locating in Old City, it is a part of Palace of the Shirvanshahs complex. The mausoleum is one of the three buildings located in courtyard of the...
Shirvanshahs' bath houses
The bath house is deep, which is typical of bath-houses of whole the Absheron peninsula. Only cupolas were above the ground. The most biggest premises were covered with cupolas. Necessary temperatures of various premises had been tried to keep by an in...
SOFAZ Tower
SOFAZ Tower is a multi-storey building located in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
This new skyscraper, the new administrative building of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ), is a unique project that incorporates the latest tec...
Agabala Guliyev’s House
Agabala Guliyev's house is the former home of Azerbaijani monarch Agabala Gulyev, designed by architect Y.Y. Skibinsky. It impacted the national-romantic movement of architecture in Baku. The architecture of the building has many advantages thanks to i...
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), located in Baku, is the main state research organization and the primary body that conducts research and coordinates activities in the fields of science and social sciences in Azerbaijan. It was establish...
Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre
The theatre has its origins in national holidays and dances. Elements of theatricality were contained in many kinds of national creativity accompanying national festivities, traditional holidays and other occasions. On 10 March 1873, under the guidance...
