Heydar Aliyev Palace (

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: Heydər Əliyev Adına Saray, also known as Baku Palace, formerly Republic Palace (Respublika Sarayı) and during the

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era known as

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Palace (Лeнин aдынa) is the main

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, seating 2,500 people. The palace was renamed after the death of Azerbaijani President

Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev (10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was an Azerbaijani politician who was a Soviet party boss in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic from 1969 to 1982, and the third president of Azerbaijan from October 1993 to ...

in 2003.

Alish Lemberanskiy Alish Jamil oglu Lambaranski (Azerbaijani language, Azeri: ''Əliş Cəmil oğlu Ləmbəranski;'' May 23, 1914 – May 1, 1999) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Azerbaijani politician, statesman and mayor of Baku. Biography Alish Lemberanskiy was ...

was the designer and main visioner of the palace. It is a concert complex where state events are held alongside cultural programs. The concert hall of the palace is considered to be the biggest scene in the republic.

History

The palace operates as "Palace named after VI Lenin" from December 14, 1972. In 1991, it was renamed to "Republic Palace". According to the decree of the Azerbaijani

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dated March 10, 2004, the palace was renamed to "Heydar Aliyev Palace". In 2007-2008, the palace was fundamentally repaired - equipped with new equipment, changes were made in appearance. The palace has been put into operation on October 16. On October 24, 2008, the inauguration ceremony of President Ilham Aliyev was held in the palace. Officially, the fully renovated palace was opened on November 5–6, 2008 in the

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with the concert of People's Artist Zeynab Khanlarova.

Architecture

The Palace of the H.Aliyev, the Central Concert Hall of the Republic, has different features than other theater and concert halls. Palace is a large-format concert hall that has hosted many of Azerbaijan’s big events over the past 40 years. There are some 30 stepped rows of theatre-style seats for over 2,150 spectators. Appearance and interior designs, scenery, marble floors and audacious vaulted stairways, the coffee-and-cream foyer, a discreet but extensive cloak room facility, non-analogous sound in

, light, movie projection and laser systems, as well as ordered and installed LED screens are its unique peculiarity. And it's the only place that lets its guests use free and high-quality Wi-Fi, which covers a 3000-square meter area. In addition, special equipment for online transfer of concerts held in the hall is also in-place. The Palace is located 700m directly west of the historic train station buildings and 28 Shopping Mall, and just five minutes’ drive from many of the city’s top hotels.

Transportation

Metro

The B5 Metro Station is planned in this area by

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in the future.

Tram

In February 2012, the government of Azerbaijan announced that it is planning to restore the tram line in Baku. A new line had to be laid along the seaside promenade of Baku Boulevard in central Baku as part of the Baku White City development project. Since then,

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made

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change the plans and the route of this tram line, which is never happened and project was not implemented yet

References

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* {{Baku landmarks Concert halls in Azerbaijan Music venues in Azerbaijan Buildings and structures in Baku Tourist attractions in Baku 1972 establishments in Azerbaijan