Building of Baku City Executive Power, Baku

Name: Building of Baku City Executive Power
Address: Baku, Azerbaijan

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Building of Baku City Executive Power, Baku

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The Building of Baku City Executive Power is an administrative building in Azerbaijan's capital Baku, at Istiglaliyyat Street, 4. The building was built in Baroque style in 1900–1904 on the basis of architect Józef Gosławski's project. The building is the last work of Gosławski. After his death in 1904, the project was initially led by Kazimierz Skórewicz, later by Józef Płoszko. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 40°22'43"N, 49°48'31"E

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Nearby attractions include: National Art Museum of Azerbaijan, House-Museum of Leopold and Mstislav Rostropovich, Azad qadın, Alley of Honor.

1.6 miSE
Azeri and international art museum
National Art Museum of Azerbaijan, Baku
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1.2 miSE
Museum
House-Museum of Leopold and Mstislav Rostropovich, Baku
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1.2 miE
Monuments and statues
Azad qadın, Baku
31 min walk • Statue of a Liberated Woman is a statue by Fuad Abdurahmanov. It was built in 1960 at the Public Square at the branching of Gurbanov and Cafar Cabbarli streets in Baku, Azerbaijan, and was inspired by the character of Sevil from the Jafar Jabbarly's play Sevil.
1.3 miSE
Cemetery
Alley of Honor, Baku
34 min walk • The Alley of Honor is a public cemetery and memorial in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Alley includes burials of famed Azerbaijanis and Azerbaijan-affiliated expatriates, including several Presidents, scientists and artists. There are 242 burials in total.
1.1 miE
Museum
Uzeyir Hajibeyov's House Museum, Baku
29 min walk • Uzeyir Hajibeyov's House Museum is the house in which the famous Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov lived, located on Shamil Azizbekov Street near the Nizami metro station. The museum was created to perpetuate and propagate the life and work of composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov.
1.2 miE
Monuments and statues
Statue of Fuzûlî, Baku
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1.6 miSE
Observation decks and towers, Skyscraper
Flame Towers, Baku
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1.4 miSE
Museum, History museum
House-Museum of Nariman Narimanov, Baku
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1.6 miSE
Palace
Palace of De Boure, Baku
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1.1 miE
Notable mosque with elegant architecture
Taza Pir Mosque, Baku
30 min walk • Taza Pir Mosque is a mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. Its construction began in 1905 and was finished by 1914.
1.6 miSE
Street
Istiglaliyyat Street, Baku
40 min walk • Istiglaliyyat Street is an arterial road in the central uptown part of Baku, Azerbaijan. It begins at Gulustan Palace, located on the southern hillside part of Baku, and continues north, then northeast, terminating at the intersection of Aziz Aliyev and Mammad Amin Rasulzade Streets at the edge of Fountains Square.

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Which popular attractions are close to Building of Baku City Executive Power?

Nearby attractions include Mayoralty of Baku, Baku (1 min walk), Baku State University, Baku (11 min walk), German prisoners of war cemetery, Baku (11 min walk), Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku (12 min walk).

How to get to Building of Baku City Executive Power by public transport?

The nearest stations to Building of Baku City Executive Power:

Bus

Hüseyn Cavid prospekti • Lines: 6 (10 min walk)
Elmlər Akademiyası m\s • Lines: 6 (12 min walk)

Metro

Elmlər Akademiyası • Lines: 2 (11 min walk)
İnşaatçılar • Lines: 2 (21 min walk)