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The architecture of Azerbaijan ( Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan memarlığı; اذربيجان ممرليغى) refers to the
architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...
development in
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
. Architecture in Azerbaijan typically combines elements of East and West. Many medieval structures such as the Maiden Tower and
Palace of the Shirvanshahs The Palace of the Shirvanshahs (, ) is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture". It is located in the Inner City of Baku, Azerbaijan and, together with the Maiden ...
in the walled city of
Baku Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital ci ...
survive in modern Azerbaijan. Among other medieval architectural treasures reflecting the influence of several schools are the Shirvan shahs' palace in Baku, the
Palace of Shaki Khans The Palace of Shaki Khans () in Shaki, northwestern Azerbaijan, is a historic monument that once served as the summer residence of the Shaki khans. It was constructed in 1797 under the rule of Muhammad Husayn Khan Mushtaq. The palace is renow ...
in the town of Shaki in north-central Azerbaijan, the Surakhany Temple on the
Apsheron Peninsula The Absheron Peninsula () is a peninsula in Azerbaijan. It is the location of Baku, the most populous city of the country, and the Baku Metropolitan Area, with its satellite cities Sumqayit and Khyrdalan. It extends eastward into the Caspian S ...
, a number of bridges spanning the
Aras River The Aras is a transboundary river in the Caucasus. It rises in eastern Turkey and flows along the borders between Turkey and Armenia, between Turkey and the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan, between Iran and both Azerbaijan and Armenia, and, fin ...
, and several mausoleums. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, little monumental architecture was created, but distinctive residences were built in Baku and elsewhere. Among the most recent architectural monuments, the Baku subways are noted for their lavish decor. The urban planning and architectural activities are regulated by the State Committee for City Building and Architecture of Azerbaijan Republic.


Palaces

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Palace of the Shirvanshahs The Palace of the Shirvanshahs (, ) is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture". It is located in the Inner City of Baku, Azerbaijan and, together with the Maiden ...
,
Baku Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital ci ...
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Palace of Shaki Khans The Palace of Shaki Khans () in Shaki, northwestern Azerbaijan, is a historic monument that once served as the summer residence of the Shaki khans. It was constructed in 1797 under the rule of Muhammad Husayn Khan Mushtaq. The palace is renow ...
, Shaki File:Nakhchivan khan palace2.JPG, Palace of Nakhchivan Khans File:Bakı xan sarayına daxil olan binalardan birinin Bazar meydanına baxan fasadı.jpg,
Baku Khans' Palace Baku Khans' Palace () is a complex of several houses that belonged to the members of the ruling family of the Baku Khanate. Overview The palace is located in the territory left of the Shamakhy gate. During the Khanates of the Caucasus, khanates p ...
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Palace of De Boure Palace of De Boure is a palace built by order of Leo De Boure, one of the oil millionaires of Baku, Azerbaijan, Baku in the 19th century and the business manager for Baron Rothschild's company. The palace is located on Niyazi street (formerly Sad ...
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Mosques


Castles and fortresses


Skyscrapers and highrises

At the end of the 1990s the highrise buildings abundantly appeared in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan and have, since then, continued to appear. File:Flame Towers (July 2012).jpg,
Flame Towers The Flame Towers () are a group of three skyscrapers in Baku, Azerbaijan. The main contractor, Dia Holdings, is owned by two brothers who are linked to Azerbaijan's ruling Aliyev family's network of offshore companies. The height of the tallest t ...
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Port Baku Towers Port Baku Towers are high-rise office buildings in Baku located on Neftchilar Avenue next to the seaport. The high-rise complex consists of two towers - North and South ones - with 14 and 33 floors respectively. Architecture The architectural ...
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SOCAR Tower SOCAR Tower is a skyscraper in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is the 2nd tallest building in Baku and in Azerbaijan. The skyscraper serves as the headquarters of SOCAR (State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic). It is one of Baku's major landmarks, a ...
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20th-century architecture of Azerbaijan

The initial stage of architectural development in Azerbaijan during the
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is related to the establishment of working settlements around Baku such as
Binagadi Binagadi ( or ''Şestoy''; also ''Binagadi'', ''Binoghad'' or ''Shestoy'') is a raion in Baku, Azerbaijan. The rayon has a population of 240,800, of which 112,000 are in the municipality. Binagadi district (former Kirov region) is located in Baku ...
, Rasulzade, Bakikhanov, Montin, and Mammadyarov. The general layout of the Greater Baku, one of the first major plans in the former USSR, also included construction of new regions. In addition to measures to solve the housing problem, transport communication has also been improved in the Absheron. The first graduate program of the Faculty of Construction in Polytechnical Institute of Azerbaijan was in 1929. The young architects S.Dadashov and M.Useynov designed and constructed the Bayil factory (a present-day maternity hospital), the new building of the Azerbaijan Industrial Institute (the present Azerbaijan State Academy of Oil and Industry) (1932), House of Fine Arts Workers, a number of residential buildings, and the Pedagogical Technical School in
Gazakh Qazax (; ) is a city in and the capital of the Gazakh District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 20,900. Gazakh is a city and administrative district in the west of Azerbaijan, the "western gate" of Azerbaijan. History Early history I ...
(all in 1933). In the 1930s, a new stage in Azerbaijani architecture began. The construction of Governmental House of Baku was started in 1934, but the beginning of the
Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
ceased the construction operation. After the War in 1945, the construction of the unfinished building began anew, with completion in 1952. The Nizami Theatre and the former building of the Ministry of Food Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan (both during 1937–1939), which were constructed on the bases of Dadashov and Useinov's projects, were different from other buildings due to their volume-space structure and architectural solutions. At the end of the 1930s, many school buildings were built in the country; in addition, the general layouts of
Yevlakh Yevlakh (, ) is a city in Azerbaijan, 265 km west of the capital of Baku. It is surrounded by but administratively separate from the Yevlakh District. Etymology The settlement is mentioned by the 13th century Armenian historian Stephen O ...
,
Khankendi Stepanakert officially Khankendi is a city in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. It was the capital city of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in the region. The city is located in a valley on ...
and Sheki cities were started. The
National Library A national library is a library established by a government as a country's preeminent repository of information. Unlike public library, public libraries, these rarely allow citizens to borrow books. Often, they include numerous rare, valuable, ...
named after M. F. Axundov, was built in 1961 in a synthesis of modern and classical styles. The project of this library was provided by Mikhail Huseynov, known as the largest library building in the
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. Yusif ibn Kuseyr and Momina Khatun mausoleums created by
Ajami Nakhchivani Ajami ibn Abubakr Nakhchivani was a 12th and 13th-century Muslim architect who contributed greatly to the architecture of Nakhchivan. He was the founder of the Nakhchivan school of architecture and is the architect of buildings such as Yusif ib ...
, whose 850th anniversary was celebrated in 1976, were rescued from destruction and reconstructed. The Presidential Palace was built on the basis of a project built under design Fuad Orujov (project manager), Tahir Allahverdiyev (architect) and Madat Khalafov (designer) between 1977 and 1986. The palace is a twelve-storey building with façades of marble and granite. Different decisions and events, related to problems of protection of historically Azerbaijani towns and all town-building systems, have been carried out. Shaki (1968), Icharishahar in
Baku Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital ci ...
,
Shusha Shusha (, ) or Shushi () is a city in Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Situated at an altitude of 1,400–1,800 metres (4,600–5,900 ft) in the Karabakh mountains, the city was a mountain resort in the Soviet Union, Soviet ...
and Ordubad (all in 1977), Lahidj settlement (1980), Nardaran village (1992),
Shabran Shabran District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the northeast of the country, in the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Khachmaz, Quba, Khizi and Siyazan. Its capital and larges ...
town, Davachi region (2002), Ilisu village, Qakh region (2002), Arpachay bank,
Ordubad Ordubad is the second largest city of Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and the capital of an eponymous district. Ordubad is a medieval city of the Caucasus and in its current capacity of a town was founded in the 18th century. The town ...
region (2002), Chiraggala tower, Davachi region (2002), Kish village, Shaki region (2003), Pir Huseyn khanagah (abode), and Hadjigabul region (2004) were announced as historical reserves of the architecture of Azerbaijan.


21st-century architecture of Azerbaijan


Flame Towers

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
has long been called
The Land of Fire ''The Land of Fire'' () is the adopted motto of Azerbaijan. Historical and political development The etymology of the phrase is thought to be related to Atropates, who ruled over the region of Atropatene (present Iranian Azerbaijan). The name " ...
. For this reason, many flame figures are being used in this country. The Flame Towers architecture is the most prominent representative of flame figures in Azerbaijan. The flame-shaped structure is equipped with LED screens. It is the tallest building in the country with height of 182 m. The total area of the building is 235,000 square meters. The Flame Towers consist of three buildings, including hotel, apartments, and offices. The building's construction began in 2007, with completion in 2012. In 2013, it was awarded the "best hotel and tourist center" grant by MIPIM.


Haydar Aliyev Culture Center

One of the most important and visible example of new architecture in Azerbaijan is Haydar Aliyev Center. The Haydar Aliyev Cultural Center includes the history of rise of the
Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, described as the List of lakes by area, world's largest lake and usually referred to as a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, ...
in the Azerbaijani mythology. Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid was appointed as an ''architectural designer'' of the Haydar Aliyev Center in 2007. The center is considered to be one of the symbols of modern Baku. The area of the complex is 15.93 hectares. The straight line has not been used in the project. The lines of the building symbolize the merging of the past with the future. Center aims breaking from the monumental Soviet architecture which is quite common in Baku and to express the sensibilities of Azeri culture and the optimism of a nation that looks to the future.


Baku Crystal Hall

The Baku Crystal Hall is sport-entertainment complex, which was built to host the
Eurovision 2012 The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song "Running Scared (Ell & Nikki song), Running Scared" by Ell & Nikki, El ...
in Baku. On August 2, 2011, it was announced that main agreement was signed with the German construction company named ‘’Alpine Bau Deutschland AG’’ and necessary preparation had begun. Arena construction was completed on 16 April 2012. The capacity of this hall is 25,000 spectators and VIP rooms in the arena. The magnificent lighting system used in the Baku Crystal Hall consists of over 2,500 projectors and more than 3,000 meters of cable which were brought from
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. Light-emitting diodes with an area of more than 1,300 m are placed in the form of electronic windows on the scene of the Baku Crystal Hall.


Baku Olympic Stadium

The construction of the stadium has started on June 6, 2011 with the participation of President
Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar Oghlu Aliyev (born 24 December 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician who has been the fourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003. He is also the leader of the New Azerbaijan Party since 2005. The son and second child of former Aze ...
, former
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and
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presidents –
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and
Michel Platini Michel François Platini (; born 21 June 1955) is a French association football, football Administrator (business), administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'O ...
respectively. The opening ceremony of Baku Olympic Stadium was held on March 6, 2015 and stadium is considered to hold major sport events in Azerbaijan. This multifunctional stadium is the largest stadium in Azerbaijan with total capacity of 68,700 seats for spectators. The Baku Olympic Stadium is chosen to be the 7th best stadium in the world by StadiumDB. The construction of the stadium was given to TEKFEN which is the
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company with Design &Build contracts. Several hotels, parking spaces (total 3,617 car places) and green space (81,574 square meters) has been created in the area around the stadium. Baku Olympic Stadium is consisting of VVIP, VIP – CIP Suites total 127 each with 720 spectator's capacity, 1,800 Seating Capacity Warm Up Area, MEP Building, Info Centre and Two External Buildings.


National Gymnastics Arena

The National Gymnastics Arena, designed for 9,000 people, is located close to the Koroghlu metro station on the Heydar Aliyev highway. The number of seats can be altered from 5,000 to 9,000 seats depending on the capacity and nature of the competition. The Arena has 2 stages, VIP category for serving sponsors on each floor, resting rooms, and a dining room.


Gallery

File:Qız qalası 2013.JPG, Maiden Tower in
Baku Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital ci ...
File:Palace of Shirvanshahs common.JPG, The
Palace of the Shirvanshahs The Palace of the Shirvanshahs (, ) is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture". It is located in the Inner City of Baku, Azerbaijan and, together with the Maiden ...
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Momine Khatun Mausoleum Momine Khatun Mausoleum () is a mausoleum, also known as the Atabek Dome, located in the city of Nakhchivan of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in Azerbaijan. It was built in 1186 by the architect Ajami ibn Abubekr Nakhchivani. The ten-sided mau ...
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Palace of Shaki Khans The Palace of Shaki Khans () in Shaki, northwestern Azerbaijan, is a historic monument that once served as the summer residence of the Shaki khans. It was constructed in 1797 under the rule of Muhammad Husayn Khan Mushtaq. The palace is renow ...
File:Nakhchivan khan palace7.JPG, Palace of Nakhchivan Khans File:Gandzasar (Vanq) Church.JPG, Gandzasar monastery in
Kalbajar Kalbajar ( ; ) is a city and the capital of the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. Located in the Tartar Valley, it is away from the country's capital city Baku. Before the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the city had a population of 7,246 people. I ...
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Dadivank Dadivank () or Khutavank (Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, ''Petit fûté Arménie''. Paris: Nouvelles éditions de l'Université, 2005, p. 203.) is an Armenian Apostolic monastery in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. It was built be ...
monastery File:Bakirə Məryəmin Məsum Hamilələyi kilsəsi (Bakı, pravoslav).jpg, Orthodox Church of Saint Michael Archangel in Baku File:Baku, Russian-Orthodox Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral.jpg, Orthodox
Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral (; Azerbaijani: ''Müqəddəs Mürdaşıyan Zənənlər Başkilsəsi'') a local historical monument and church, built in 1909 in Baku, serves as the center of the Baku diocese. The church was included in the list of ...
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Ghazanchetsots Cathedral Holy Savior Cathedral (, ''Surb Amenap′rkich mayr tachar''), commonly referred to as Ghazanchetsots (), is an Armenian Apostolic cathedral in Shusha in Azerbaijan. It is the ''cathedra'' of the Diocese of Artsakh of the Armenian Apostolic C ...
in
Shusha Shusha (, ) or Shushi () is a city in Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Situated at an altitude of 1,400–1,800 metres (4,600–5,900 ft) in the Karabakh mountains, the city was a mountain resort in the Soviet Union, Soviet ...
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Imamzadeh Mausoleum (Barda) The Imamzadeh Mausoleum () is an Islamic monument which consists of a mausoleum and mosque, located in the center of Barda, Azerbaijan. The monument, which was the only building completed in Azerbaijan in the 14th century with four minarets, wa ...
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Church of the Immaculate Conception, Baku The Church of the Virgin Mary's Immaculate Conception (; ) is a Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic church in Baku, Azerbaijan. The original church, also named Church of the Immaculate Conception, Baku (1912), Church of the Immaculate Concep ...
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Lutheran Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched ...
Church of the Saviour, Baku The Church of the Saviour (; , also known as the ''kirkha'', from the German word "Kirche" (church)) is a Lutheran church located at 28 May Street (formerly Telefonnaya Street). Built between 1896 and 1899, it was designed in the Gothic Revival s ...
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Juma Mosque, Shamakhi The Juma Mosque of Shamakhi, also known as the Juma Mosque of Shamakhi (), is a mosque in the city of Shamakhi, Azerbaijan. History The mosque was built in , from ligature on the façade of the Juma Mosque, based on geological research from ...
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Muhammad Mosque The Muhammad Mosque or Siniggala Mosque is a former mosque, located in the Old City (Baku), Old City of Baku, Azerbaijan. The mosque was built in the 11th century. It is the first building in Azerbaijan, which is related to Islam and dated fo ...
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Taza Pir Mosque The Taza Pir Mosque () is a Shia Islam mosque, located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Its construction began in 1905 and was finished by 1914. The concept for the mosque as well as its financing was provided by an Azeri female philanthropist, Nabat Khanum ...
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Dome A dome () is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a m ...
of the
Bibi-Heybat Mosque The Bibi-Heybat Mosque () is located in the village of Bibiheybət, near Baku, Azerbaijan. The current structure, completed in the 1990s, replicates the original 13th-century mosque built at the behest of Shirvanshah Farrukhzad II Ibn Ahsitan II ...
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Heydar Mosque The Heydar Mosque (; ) is a mosque, located in the Binəqədi raion of Baku, in Azerbaijan. Opened on 26 December 2014, the mosque is named after Heydar Aliyev, a former President of Azerbaijan. It is the largest mosque in Azerbaijan and the Cau ...
File:Hacı sultanəli məscidi.jpg, Haji Sultanali Mosque File:National Art Museum of Azerbaijan (de Burs House) edited.jpg,
National Art Museum of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan National Museum of Art () is the biggest art museum of Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1936 in Baku and in 1943 was named after Rustam Mustafayev, a prominent Azerbaijani scenic designer and theater artist. The museum consists of two 19 ...
(De Bur's Palace) File:Ismailiyye palace main façade, Baku, 2015.jpg,
Ismailiyya Palace The Ismailiyya Palace () is a historical building that currently serves as the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. It is on Istiglaliyyat Street in Baku. The palace was constructed for the Muslim Charity Society by Polish architec ...
in Baku File:Mirtağı Babayevin sarayı axşam vaxtı.JPG, Palace of Seyid Mirbabayev in Baku File:Government House in Baku.jpg,
Government House Government House is the name of many of the official residences of governors-general, governors and lieutenant-governors in the Commonwealth and British Overseas Territories. The name is also used in some other countries. Government Houses in th ...
in
Neftchilar Avenue Neftchiler Avenue (; literally Oil Worker's Avenue) is an arterial road in Baku, Azerbaijan. It begins at the west end of the Bayil district of Baku and continues east until terminating at Javanshir Bridge (formerly Gagarin Bridge) intersectin ...
, Baku. File:FilarmonaSide.JPG,
Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall The Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall (), located in Baku, is the main concert hall in Azerbaijan built in 1910. Since 2006 Murad Adigozalzade is the director of the Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall. History ...
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Mayoralty of Baku The Executive Power of the Baku City, informally called the mayoralty of Baku or the Baku Soviet (Baksovet), is the executive authority of Azerbaijan's capital, Baku. Its seat is in the Baroque building, built in the beginning of the 20th century. ...
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Baku Aquatics Centre The Aquatic Palace is a sporting venue in Baku, Azerbaijan, which is fully compliant with the requirements of the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The Palace hosted the Baku 2015 European Games and Baku 2017 4th Islamic Solidarity Game ...
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Baku Crystal Hall Baku Crystal Hall ( Azerbaijani: ''Bakı Kristal Zalı'') is an indoor arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is located on the coast of Baku near National Flag Square. Construction of the arena began in August 2011 and finished in April 2012in time for ...
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JW Marriott Absheron Baku Hotel The JW Marriott Absheron Baku is a high-rise hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan, opened in 2012. It is located on Azadliq Square next to Pushkin's Park and the Crescent Hotel on the edge of the Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest in ...
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Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center The Heydar Aliyev Center () is a building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan, designed by Zaha Hadid and noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. The main contractor, Dia Holdings, is owned by actors ...
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Port Baku Towers Port Baku Towers are high-rise office buildings in Baku located on Neftchilar Avenue next to the seaport. The high-rise complex consists of two towers - North and South ones - with 14 and 33 floors respectively. Architecture The architectural ...
and Port Baku Residence File:Bibi Heybat Mosque Baku 1.jpg,
Bibi-Heybat Mosque The Bibi-Heybat Mosque () is located in the village of Bibiheybət, near Baku, Azerbaijan. The current structure, completed in the 1990s, replicates the original 13th-century mosque built at the behest of Shirvanshah Farrukhzad II Ibn Ahsitan II ...
File:Müqəddəs İohann kilsəsi (Göygöl) (13).jpg, St. John's Church File:Ganja ImamzadeComplex 004 4664.jpg,
Imamzadeh Complex (Ganja) The Imamzadeh Complex is an important Islamic site, located near Ganja, in Azerbaijan. The complex comprises a mausoleum that houses the grave of a prominent figure in Shia Islam, several mosques including the Goy Imam Mosque, a garden, gated walls ...
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Agdam Mosque The Aghdam Mosque () or Juma Mosque () is a Shia Islam mosque, located in the ghost town of Aghdam, Azerbaijan. Completed in the 1870s, the mosque was desecrated during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and restored following the Second Nagorno-Ka ...


See also

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Architecture of Baku Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings ...
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Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan () combines a diverse and heterogeneous set of elements which developed under the influence of Iranian peoples, Iranic, Turkic peoples, Turkic and Peoples of the Caucasus, Caucasian cultures. Azerbaijani culture include ...


References

Seyran Valiyev and Fuad Akhundov both contributed to this article. The book "Baku" by Leonid Bretanskiy was also referenced (Iskusstvo (Art) Publishing House: Leningrad, Moscow, 1970). {{DEFAULTSORT:Architecture Of Azerbaijan