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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

Baku City Hall

The Baksoviet Bulding (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

Baku City Hall

Baku City Hall

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

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

Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater

Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater

Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall

Azerbaijan State

Philharmonic Hall Model

The Philharmonic

has an outdoor

concert shell on the south side towards

the sea

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.

Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall

Azerbaijan State

Philharmonic Hall

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Building on 2 Zeynalabdin

Taghiyev Street. Built in

1893

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.

Bahram Gur, sculptural

fountain and the cultural 

architecture of the Mugham

Center, build in the shape of

a tar, a traditional

music instrument

Bahram Gur killing the dragon

Residential building and Bahram Gur, sculptural fountain, considered as first one in Baku is devoted to epic hero of Nizami Ganjavi's "The Seven Beauties". Created by sculptors Albert Mustafayev, Qorxmaz Sucaddinov and Aslan Rustamov in 1960s

Residential building

Residential building

Residential building

Residential building

Residential building

Residential building

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

Ramazanov Residence

Baku. Happiness Palace, was built by Murtuza Mukhtarov 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

Happiness Palace details

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

Happiness Palace Made by the Polish

architect Józef Plośko

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

Art Nouveau building in Baku

The mansion of Kerbalayi Israfil Hajiyev on Shemakhinskaya Street (now Jabbarli Street)

Bibi-Heybat Masjid in Baku, Azerbaijan (Restoration in 2008)

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 Taza Pir Mosque.

Bibi-Heybat Masjid

Juma Masjid (Friday

Mosque)

Juma Masjid (Friday

Mosque)

Juma Masjid (Friday Mosque)

Taza Pir Mosque

AMEA-is the main state research

organization in Azerbaijan

Building of National Academy Ganja branch

Building on 6 Mammad Amin Rasulzade Street. Built in 1896 by Kazimir Skurevich

Central store

Nargiz Trade Center in Baku

Nizami monument

Nizami Street Northern facade of Musa Naghiyev's

house (at right), built in 1911

Building in Nizami street

Azerbaijan Railways

Building of Baku Electric Train Station. Built in 1926

Building of Baku Train Station. Built in 1884

Old train station (built in 1926)

Old train station (built in 1926)

Old train station (built

in 1926)

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