WAgabala Guliyev's house is the former home of Azerbaijani monarch Agabala Gulyev, designed by architect Y.Y. Skibinsky. It impacted the national-romantic movement of architecture in Baku. The architecture of the building has many advantages thanks to its three-dimensional facade, despite the fact that the building was built in narrow streets. Figarov-Fatullayev notes that under the influence of this house, in 1898-1901, Nikolayevskaya street. The building of the Girls School of H.Z.Taghiyev was built on the basis of V. Qoslavsky's project. The building is considered to be of the best examples of Azerbaijan's national architecture, with the importance of Skibinsky's creativity.
WThe Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre is an academic theatre of drama in Baku, Azerbaijan.
WThe Akhundov Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, formerly known as the Mailov Theatre is an opera house in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was built in 1911.
WThe Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall, located in Baku, is the main concert hall in Azerbaijan built in 1910.
WAzerbaijan State Pantomime Theatre is a pantomime theatre in Baku, Azerbaijan.
WThe Samed Vurgun Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theatre, is a performing arts located in Baku, Azerbaijan, that produced plays in the Russian language. The performances of the theatre are mainly from the Russian works of art and literature, and the remainder are performances from Azerbaijani and European classical writers.
WAzerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy is one of the leading musical theatres of Azerbaijan.
WAzerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators is a theatre located in the centre of Baku, Azerbaijan.
WBaku Convention Center is a multifunction complex located close to the City centre of Baku. It is the largest congress center in the Caucasus.
WThe Baku International Jazz Festival is an annual jazz event organized by saxophonist and Baku resident Rain Sultanov. The festival aims to showcase Azerbaijan's long-running attachment to jazz, a connection established in the country during the 1950s and 1960s when jazz was outlawed by Soviet authorities. The festival has welcomed musicians from Georgia, Portugal, Italy, Israel, United States, Germany, Canada, and Russia.
WBaku State Circus is the main arena circus of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.
WThe 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.
WThe coat of arms of Baku is the official heraldic symbol of the city of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The first emblem of the city was approved in 1840, changed in 1890, 1967, and 2001. The dimensions of the emblem are: width – 100 mm, height – 140 mm.
WThe Heydar Aliyev Center is a 57,500 m2 (619,000 sq ft) building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid and noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. The center is named after Heydar Aliyev, the first secretary of Soviet Azerbaijan from 1969 to 1982, and president of Azerbaijan Republic from October 1993 to October 2003.
WThe Heydar Aliyev Foundation is a charitable foundation headed by Azerbaijan's First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva. The foundation is named in honor of Azerbaijan's former leader, the late Heydar Aliyev, who was also the father of the current President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.
WThe Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex is the main exhibition space of Baku, Azerbaijan. Named after a former President Heydar Aliyev, it is located on Tbilisi Avenue between Hyatt Hotel and Grand Hotel Europe. Since its opening in 1990, it held about 40 international competitions in different kinds of sports.
WHouse of Sadykhov brothers — is a seven-floored historic building in Baku, at the intersection of Istiglaliyyat and Niyazi streets, opposing Philarmonic Garden. The building was registered as a monument of local significance by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated August 2, 2001, No. 132.
WHouse-Museum of Mammed Said Ordubadi is a museum created in the house where well-known Azerbaijani writer Mammed Said Ordubadi lived and worked. The museum is located in Khagani street 19, Baku.
WTahir Salahov's house-museum – Memorial museum of Azerbaijani artist, Hero of Socialist Labor, USSR and Azerbaijan State Prize laureate, People's Artist of the USSR, Professor Tahir Salahov. The museum is located in Ilyas Afandiyev Street, close to "Icherisheher" State Historical-Architectural Reserve.
WThe Monument to Nizami Ganjavi, a medieval Persian poet, is located in Baku in Nizami Square, on the intersection of Istiglaliyyat, Ahmad Javad, Azerbaijan and Islam Safarli streets.
WInternational Mstislav Rostropovich Festival – a festival organized by Mstislav Rostropovich in 2006, in Baku and dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich’s birthday was the basis of this festival. Beginning from 2007, the festival dedicated to eminent Baku citizen Msitslav Rostropovich is held in December. Organizers of the festival are the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation and the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. A great number of musicians and performers annually come to Baku to participate at the festival. Spectators can enjoy performance of scholarship holders of Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation. Concerts, held within the festival are held on the best stages of the city.
WPalace of De Boure is a palace built by order of Leo De Boure, one of the oil millionaires of Baku in the XIX century and the business manager for Baron Rothschild's company. The palace is located on Niyazi street facing Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall. It was built on the project of architect Nicholas von der Nonne in 1891–1895.
WPalace of Zeynalabdin Taghiyev – Baku, H.Z. Taghiyev Street 4, previously owned by Baku millionaire Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, and now the palace building houses the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan. The building was constructed in 1893–1902 by civil engineer Józef Gosławski. The palace was Taghiyev's gift for his wife Sona khanim. The building covers a whole quarter in the central part of the city and has an ancient planning structure. The main symmetrical facade has been built in the forms of Italian Renaissance. During the construction of the palace, Goslawski used classic order, but some elements of the composition and interiors of the halls were inspired by Azerbaijani architectural traditions. Various architectural styles were used during the construction of the palace.
WShollar water is bottled water from the Shollar spring in Şollar, Azerbaijan, or water pumped to the city of Baku from the Shollar spring.
WSynagogue of the Ashkenazi Jews in Baku is a synagogue in Baku. It is located in the center of the city.
WTigran Melikov's House(Azerbaijani: Tiqran Məlikovun evi) is a historic mansion located at crossing of Islam Safarli and Hazi Aslanov streets in Baku, Azerbaijan. The mansion was built between 1895 and 1897 on the order of Tigran Melikov, who was a son of Armenian industrialist, Ambarsum Melikov. It is the first building built in the Gothic style in Baku, as well as Józef Gosławski's first project on personal order.
WThe Uzeyir Hajibeyov International Music Festival is held in September, since 2009, in Azerbaijan. Musical events are held in several cities of Azerbaijan, and the main ceremonies take place in Baku.
W"ZHARA" Festival is a music festival, which takes place in Azerbaijan, near the coast of Caspian Sea every year. “Zhara” was founded by Grigory Leps, Sergey Kozhevnikov, and Emin Aghalarov. The spectator venue reaches 10 000 spectators at a time. The main audience of the festival are people from Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. One of the main guests of this festival was Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian Federation's president.