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Azerbaijan7, Strolling in Baku5

Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan. It is located on the Absheron peninsula, the u201cheadu201d of the Azerbaijani eagle, in a bay at the Caspian Sea. It is the largest city of Azerbaijan as well as of the South Caucasus and the political, economic and cultural center of Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan7, Strolling in Baku5

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  1. Azerbaijan 7 Strolling in Baku 5

  2. With the Russians construction outside the traditional city walls took place with mainly European style architecture, fueled by the first oil boom in Azerbaijan. Beyond this new center is a mix of low-rise old neighborhoods, modern high rises and ugly blocks built by the Soviets. This part of the city is under permanent change, where the old neighborhoods have to give space to the modern building and are torn down, many of their inhabitants move to the outskirts. The ugly Soviet heritage undergoes face lifting, where new, beautiful sand stone facades are added to the old houses to make them look more representable Baku City Hall

  3. Baku City Hall

  4. The BaksovietBulding (City Hall and Mayor's Office) was designed and constructed in 1900-1904 by the Polish architect, Joseph V Goslavsky (1865-1904). He died at age 39 of tuberculosis immediately upon completion of the building

  5. Baku City Hall

  6. Baku City Hall

  7. The Government House of Baku, also known as House of Government, is a government building housing various state ministries of Azerbaijan. Government House was designed for 5,500 people

  8. High school No 6

  9. Monolit residence, gigantic apartment complex (built in 1947)

  10. Building on 63 Fuzuli Street Four Seasons Hotel

  11. Secession-style opera house, built within a year in 1911 by the wealthy Mailov brothers to lure the great Russian soprano AntoninaNezhdanova to the city. A fellow oil baron, ZeynalabdinTaghiyev, bet it would not be ready in time and when it was, he paid the entire bill.

  12. Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater

  13. Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater

  14. Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall

  15. Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall Model The Philharmonic has an outdoor concert shell on the south side towards the sea

  16. Originally constructed as a former public assembly in 1910-1912, the architectural design was based on a famous casino in Monte Carlo. During the Soviet period, the building was converted into a music hall for which it continues to be used today.

  17. Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall

  18. Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall

  19. Azeri union Joint-Stock Company Building on 2 ZeynalabdinTaghiyev Street. Built in 1893

  20. Elsewhere, the city has an old town with Unesco world heritage status and belle époque mansions built by the Nobels and Rothschilds, who arrived with the oil boom in the late 19th century.

  21. BahramGur, sculptural fountain and the cultural  architecture of the Mugham Center, build in the shape of a tar, a traditional music instrument

  22. BahramGur killing the dragon

  23. Residential building and BahramGur, sculptural fountain, considered as first one in Baku is devoted to epic hero of NizamiGanjavi's "The Seven Beauties". Created by sculptors Albert Mustafayev, QorxmazSucaddinov and AslanRustamov in 1960s

  24. Residential building

  25. Residential building

  26. Residential building

  27. Residential building

  28. Residential building

  29. Residential building This beautiful mansion (Ramazanov Residence) was built in the 1890s.

  30. Ramazanov Residence

  31. Baku. Happiness Palace, was built by MurtuzaMukhtarov in 1911-1912. Mukhtarov was among the most famous oil barons. The mansion was built for his wife, Liza, who had marveled at this building while touring Europe

  32. Happiness Palace details

  33. Happiness Palace Mukhtarov came to an untimely death when Bolsheviks rode horseback up the grand stairway in this palace. He had declared that not a single Bolshevik would ever step foot in his palace. When they did, he took out his pistol and shot at them and then turned the pistol on himself

  34. Happiness Palace Made by the Polish architect JózefPlośko During the Soviet period, the residence was converted into a Wedding Palace where civil wedding ceremonies took place. Today, the building still serves the same purpose

  35. Art Nouveau building in Baku The mansion of KerbalayiIsrafilHajiyev on Shemakhinskaya Street (now Jabbarli Street)

  36. Bibi-HeybatMasjid in Baku, Azerbaijan (Restoration in 2008)

  37. The urban landscape of Baku is shaped by many communities. The religion with the largest community of followers is Islam. The majority of the Muslims are Shia Muslims, and the Republic of Azerbaijan has the second highest Shia population percentage in the world after Iran. The city's notable mosques include Juma Mosque, Bibi-Heybat Mosque, Muhammad Mosque and TazaPir Mosque. Bibi-HeybatMasjid

  38. JumaMasjid (Friday Mosque)

  39. JumaMasjid (Friday Mosque)

  40. JumaMasjid (Friday Mosque)

  41. TazaPir Mosque

  42. AMEA-is the main state research organization in Azerbaijan

  43. Building of National Academy Ganja branch

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