Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Baku, Azerbaijan
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Experience Baku in Azerbaijan in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in BakuIndividual Sights in BakuSight 1: Opera və Balet Teatrı
The Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater is an opera house in Baku, Azerbaijan. Formerly known as the Mailov Theatre, was built in 1911 by Armenian architect Nikolai Bayev.
Wikipedia: Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater (EN)
Sight 2: State Theater for Young Spectators
Azərbaycan Dövlət Milli Gənc Tamaşaçılar Teatrı — XX əsrin 20-ci illərində yaranmış Azərbaycan teatrı.
Sight 3: Müqəddəs Qriqori kilsəsi
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church, commonly referred to as the Armenian Church of Baku, is a former Armenian Apostolic church near Fountains Square in central Baku, Azerbaijan. Completed in 1869, it was one of the two Armenian churches in Baku to survive the Soviet anti-religious campaign and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the 1990 pogrom and exodus of Baku Armenians when it was looted. It is now the only standing Armenian monument in Baku.
Sight 4: Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theatre
The Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theater named after Samad Vurgun is a professional state drama theater in Baku, operating since 1920.
Wikipedia: Азербайджанский государственный русский драматический театр имени Самеда Вургуна (RU), Website
Sight 5: The Museum Centre
Muzey Mərkəzi — Azərbaycan Respublikası Mədəniyyət Nazirliyinin Muzey Mərkəzi. Bakı şəhərinin mərkəzində, Dənizkənarı Milli parkın yaxınlığında yerləşir. Direktoru Liana Vəzirovadır.
Sight 6: Parachute tower
Paraşüt qülləsi — Azərbaycanın Bakı şəhərində yerləşən, hazırda saat qülləsi olan tikili. Qüllə Bakı bulvarında yerləşir.
Sight 7: Maiden Tower
Qız qalası — Bakıda yerləşən qədim memarlıq abidəsi.
Sight 8: Old City
İçərişəhər — Bakı şəhərinin tarixi mərkəzi. Xalq arasında həm də "Qala" və ya sadəcə "Qədim şəhər" kimi tanınan tarixi məhəllə Bakının ən qədim hissəsi həmçinin tarixi-memarlıq qoruğudur. Bakının ən qədim hissəsi olan İçərişəhər, yaxşı qorunmuş qala divarları ilə əhatə olunub. 221.000 m² sahəyə malik olan qoruq ərazisində 1300-dən çox ailə yaşayır.
Sight 9: 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 Tower, forms an ensemble of historic monuments inscribed under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments. The complex contains the main building of the palace, Divanhane, the burial-vaults, the shah's mosque with a minaret, Seyid Yahya Bakuvi's mausoleum, south of the palace, a portal in the east, Murad's gate, a reservoir and the remnants of a bath house. Earlier, there was an ancient mosque, next to the mausoleum. There are still ruins of the bath to the west of the tomb.
Sight 10: Museum of miniature books
The Baku Museum of Miniature Books is the only museum of miniature books in the world, settled in the old part of Baku, called Inner City. The museum started its operation on April 2, 2002. In 2015, the Museum of Miniature Books was presented the Certificate of the Guinness Book of Records as the largest private museum of miniature books.
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