5 Sights in Baku, Azerbaijan (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Baku, Azerbaijan. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 5 sights are available in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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1. National Flag Square

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National Flag Square Presidential Press and Information Office / CC BY 4.0

The National Flag Square is a large city square off Neftchiler Avenue in Bayil, Baku, Azerbaijan. The National Flag Square covers 60 hectares overall. The area of the upper part is 3 hectares. The square features the state symbols of Azerbaijan—the coat of arms and the anthem—and a map of the country.

Wikipedia: National Flag Square (EN)

2. Rixard Zorge Memorial

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The Monument to Richard Sorge - is a monument to Hero of the Soviet Union Richard Sorge, a Soviet intelligence officer during the Second World War. The monument is located in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, near the village of Sabunchu, where Sorge was born. It was installed in 1981. The sculptor is Vladimir Tsigal, the architects are Rasim Aliev, Leonid Pavlov, Y.Dubov.

Wikipedia: Monument to Richard Sorge (EN)

3. Azerbaijan Carpet Museum

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Azerbaijan Carpet Museum Presidential Press and Information Office / CC BY 4.0

Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum is a museum located in Baku that displays Azerbaijani carpets and rugs with historical and modern weaving techniques and materials. It has the largest collection of Azerbaijani carpets in the world. First opened on Neftchiler Avenue in 1967, it moved to a new building on the Baku's seafront park in 2014.

Wikipedia: Azerbaijan Carpet Museum (EN)

4. Bakı Televiziya Qulləsi

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The Baku TV Tower, built in 1996, is a free standing concrete telecommunications tower in Baku, Azerbaijan. With a height of 310 metres, it is the tallest structure in Azerbaijan and the tallest reinforced concrete building in Caucasus.

Wikipedia: Baku TV Tower (EN)

5. Taras Şevçenkonun heykəli

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Taras Şevçenkonun heykəli The original uploader was Ingvar1 at Ukrainian Wikipedia. / Attribution

The Monument to Taras Shevchenko is a monument to the Ukrainian poet and writer Taras Shevchenko raised in the capital of Azerbaijan, the city of Baku. The author of the monument is the Ukrainian sculptor Igor Grechanik.

Wikipedia: Monument to Taras Shevchenko (Baku) (EN)

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