Nikolay Georgievich Bayev (russian: Николай Георгиевич Баев; hy, Նիկողայոս Գևորգի Բաև, ''Nikoghayos Gevorki Bayev'';
October 6, 1875 – August 5, 1952) was an
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
architect, who mainly worked in
Baku in the 1910s and in
Soviet Armenia
The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet A ...
since the 1920s.
Biography
Baev was born in
Astrakhan
Astrakhan ( rus, Астрахань, p=ˈastrəxənʲ) is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in Southern Russia. The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of ...
on September 12, 1875. He was a relative and childhood friend of
Mariinsky Opera
The Mariinsky Theatre ( rus, Мариинский театр, Mariinskiy teatr, also transcribed as Maryinsky or Mariyinsky) is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music th ...
singer Nadezhda Papayan. He studied in local gymnasium and when studying he also expressed love towards arts, music and painting. Bayev attended the
Saint Petersburg Institute of Civil Engineering, from which he graduated in 1901.
From 1911-1918 he worked as the main architect of
Baku. During this period he constructed more than 100 buildings in Baku, including the Great Theatre of the
Mailov Brothers
The Mailyan brothers (also spelled Mailoff) ( hy, Մայիլյան եղբայրներ) were oil magnates, businessmen, and philanthropists of Armenian descent. Some sources consider them to be the first producers of caviar in Russia. They were ...
(modern days
Azerbaijan State Opera Theatre, 1911), Sabunchi Railway Station, a residential sector in the former
Ermenikend
Armenians once formed a sizable community in Baku, the current capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Though the date of their original settlement is unclear, Baku's Armenian population swelled during the 19th century, when it became a major ce ...
area of Baku, and other buildings.
In 1927
Bayev moved to
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and ...
and from 1929 to 1930 worked as the head of ''ArmSelStroy'' (Armenian agency for rural construction), where he constructed about 200 buildings, among them Pioneer's Palace of Yerevan, State Bank of Armenian SSR, Ministry of Justice, Yerevan Mechanical factory, old hall of
Sundukyan Theatre, "Ararat" trust buildings, etc. In 1945 he was awarded by the Honorary diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR.
He was a member of
Armenian Union of Architects
The Armenian Union of Architects ( hy, Հայաստանի ճարտարապետների միություն, Hayastani chartarapetneri miut’yun), also known as the Chamber of Architects of Armenia was founded in 1932 in Yerevan by the committee und ...
(1942). Bayev's personal archive (1896-1952) is a part of Yerevan State Archive.
Bayev. Archival references. RusArchives.ru
File:Yaşayış evi, A. Zeynallı küçəsi, 45.jpg, Gani Mammadov Residence
Gani Mammadov residence ( az, Qəni Məmmədovun evi ) is a former residential building located in Icherisheher – the historical district of Baku, on 45 Asaf Zeynalli Str. It is considered an architectural monument of local importance.
History ...
File:Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre main façade, 2015.jpg, , 1911
File:CBA building.JPG, The former State Bank of Armenia building, Yerevan
References
Bibliography
* Edmond Tigranyan «Activity of Armenian architects in South Caucasus», Yerevan, 2003 -
*(in Russian) Ерканян В.С. Армянская культура в 1800-1917 гг. / Пер. с арм. К.С. Худавердяна. Ер., 1985
* (in Armenian
The Historical-Cultural Heritage of the Armenian Highland, International Conference, Armenia, 2012 / The Role of Armenian Architects in the Formation of Architectural image of City Baku, by Ter-Minasyan A., National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, Institute of Arts
Links
Nikoghayos BaevIt is a taboo in Azerbaijan that some of best buildings in Baku were constructed by Armenian architects, says Yerevans major architect. Aravot daily, february 2013
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1875 births
1952 deaths
People from Astrakhan
People from Astrakhan Governorate
Ethnic Armenian architects
Armenian people from the Russian Empire
Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering alumni
Architects from the Russian Empire