Monument to Niyazi, the prominent conductor of Azerbaijan, the great musician, who is the founder of national conductor school was ceremonially unveiled in the park situated at the Niyazi Street of Baku. The author of the 3m-high Monument to Niyazi is…
Bust to Azim Azimzadeh, famous Azerbaijani caracaturist, was open in the ancient part of Baku - in the "Icheri sheher" State Historical and Architectural Reserve. The author of the monument is the famous Azerbaijani sculptor Omar Eldarov. The author created the whole…
Baku Boulevard, also known as the National Seaside Park in Baku, Azerbaijan is the favorite promenade of many city residents and visitors and the second largest in Europe after the park on the banks of the River Seine in Paris. Its…
The Bibi-Heybat Mosque was built to honor the sister of the 7th Shiite Imam, Ali, and secondly, when the mosque was destroyed during Stalin's rule, legends arose about a woman wrapped in white disappearing down into the sea who would…
The Siniq qala mosque or Mohammed mosque and minaret in Baku is one of the most significant examples of Islamic architecture in terms of its structure. Mosque was built by local dignitary Muhammad Abubakr oglu from 1078-79. As the city…
Tuba Shahi mosque (King Tuba Mosque) in Mardakan settlement is one of the historical monuments of Azerbaijan. There are two stone inscriptions in the mosque. The construction date of the mosque was written in these inscriptions. The name of the…
There is an island at a picturesque site in Baku, on the coast of the Caspian Sea. On this island, which is close to the Bayil district of Baku, there is a structure, built long ago, called Bayil tower or Sabayil…
The Quadrangular Mardakan fortress or the Great Mardakan castle is one of the oldest and tallest fortresses of Absheron. The height of the tower is 22 meters, the height of the walls is 7 meters. The thickness is 2.1 meters below the…
The strongholds in the defensive system of the Apsheron peninsula, which were built at the same period near to each other, occupy a very important place in Mardakan village. The oldest of them is Mardakan tower / Mardakan castle, which…
Nardaran, one of the most picturesque and ancient villages of Absheron, is located about 30 kilometers from Baku. The Nardaran tower / Nardaran castle is a construction consisting of a round tower and quadrangular tower walls. The height of the tower…
