In 1993, a monument to Shah Ismail Khatai, a ruler from the southern Azerbaijani city of Ardabil, was erected on Yusif Safarov Street in Baku. The authors of the project are sculptors Ibragim Zeynalov and Zakir Mehdiyev, architects - P.…
Crescent Baku Hotel / Crescent Development Project has been designed to symbolize a rising crescent moon (the national symbol of Azerbaijan) over the shores of the Caspian Sea. The Crescent Moon's idyllic location will offer panoramic views of the Caspian…
The Cathedral of the Holy Myrrh-Bearers was erected in the beginning of the last century in Baku in the Russian style according to the project of the architect M.F. Verzhbitsky with the backing of the oil magnate and philanthropist Haji…
Monument to Richard Sorge, one of the greatest spy of all time, was opened in May 1981, on the eve of Victory Day, in one of the city's alleys (now the Richard Sorge Park). The monument to is installed in a…
Khojaly Genocide Memorial in Baku, Azerbaijan or "Mother cry" ("Ana harayı" abidəsi) a monument to the victims of the Khojaly massacre, carried out on the night of February 25 to February 26 in 1992 by members of Armenian armed formations against…
Monument to BulBul, famous performer of folk and classical works, People's Artist of the USSR was erected in Baku. The statue was built on the eponymous prospectus in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku. The author of the bronze statue of the outstanding…
Yanar Dag or the Fire Mountain / Burning Mountain is one of the magically attractive sites, which surprises and enchants visitors. It seems like a brilliant sparkling on the mountain surface. Yanar Dag, situated on the Absheron Peninsula some 25 kilometers northeast…
Seyid Yahya Bakuvi Mausoleum / Tomb of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi is situated in the southern part of the palace complex and is generally known under the name of a “Mausoleum of the “dervish”. According to the sources Bakuvi was a…
The Shirvanshahs Palace Bath-house (Hamam) is situated on the lowest terrace of the complex. It was discovered in 1939. The archaeological excavations exposed a big bath-house consisting of 26 rooms, covered up with earth above which there was a garden.…
The main building of the Shirvanshahs’ Palace adjoins Divankhana, a small fine pavilion situated inside a small yard surrounded by a gallery-arcade on three sides. The Divankhana pavilion consists of an octahedral hall covered with a stone cupola both inside…
