Nikolai Georgievich Bayev (; , ''Nikoghayos Gevorki Bayev'';
October 6, 1875 – August 5, 1952) was an
Armenian
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* 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 around the ...
architect, who mainly worked in
Baku
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in the 1910s and in
Soviet Armenia
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since the 1920s.
Biography
Baev was born in
Astrakhan
Astrakhan (, ) 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 the Caspian Depression, from the Caspian Se ...
on September 12, 1875. He was a relative and childhood friend of
Mariinsky Opera
The Mariinsky Theatre (, also transcribed as Maryinsky or Mariyinsky) is a historic opera house in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th-century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces ...
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 to 1918 he worked as the main architect of
Baku
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. 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) () were oil magnates, businessmen, and philanthropists of Armenian descent. Some sources consider them to be the first producers of caviar in Russia. They were also known for sponsoring numerous cultura ...
(modern days
Azerbaijan State Opera Theatre, 1911), Sabunchi Railway Station, a residential sector in the former
Ermenikend area of Baku,
[Armenian Concise Encyclopedia, Ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdian, Yerevan, 1990, Vol. 1, p. 446-447] and other buildings.
In 1927
Bayev moved to
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , ; ; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerev ...
and from 1929 to 1930 worked as the head of ''ArmSelStroy''
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(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 (1942).
Bayev's personal archive (1896-1952) is a part of Yerevan State Archive.
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