Baku
A walled medieval core with three glass flames burning over it on the skyline. Oil money built everything else, including the seafront promenade that runs for kilometres.
Baku in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Baku
Where to stay in Baku
Baku in a day, two days, three
- Day 24 stops
- Heydar Aliyev Center
- Maiden TowerUNESCO
- Old City
- Palace of the ShirvanshahsUNESCO
Landmarks in Baku
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 in the Baku seafront park in 2014.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Sep 2026
Presidential Press and Information Office · CC BY 4.0
Baku Boulevard is a promenade established in 1909 which runs parallel to Baku's seafront. Its history goes back more than 100 years, to a time when Baku oil barons built their mansions along the Caspian shore and when the seafront was artificially built up inch by inch.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Khortan · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Flame Towers are a group of three skyscrapers in Baku, Azerbaijan. The main contractor, Dia Holdings, is owned by two brothers who are linked to Azerbaijan's ruling Aliyev family's network of offshore companies.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Viceskeeni2 · CC0
Fountains Square is a public square in downtown Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. The square was previously called Parapet and is often referenced as the same name now. The name of the fountains square derives from the presence of dozens of fountains throughout the square first constructed during Soviet rule of Azerbaijan.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Aug 2026
Francisco Anzola · CC BY 3.0
The Heydar Aliyev Center is a 57,500 m2 (619,000 sq ft) building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan, designed by Zaha Hadid and noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. The main contractor, Dia Holdings, is owned by actors that are linked to Azerbaijan's ruling Aliyev family's network of offshore companies.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Original architectural work: Zaha Hadid Depiction: Interfase · PD
The Maiden Tower is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan. Along with the Shirvanshahs' Palace, dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Aug 2026
AlixSaz · CC BY-SA 4.0
Old City or Inner City is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3,000 people.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Jul 2026
Sefer azeri · CC BY-SA 4.0
Old City or Inner City is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3,000 people.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Jul 2026
Sefer azeri · CC BY-SA 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 in the Baku seafront park in 2014.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Sep 2026
Presidential Press and Information Office · CC BY 4.0
Baku Boulevard is a promenade established in 1909 which runs parallel to Baku's seafront. Its history goes back more than 100 years, to a time when Baku oil barons built their mansions along the Caspian shore and when the seafront was artificially built up inch by inch.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Khortan · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Flame Towers are a group of three skyscrapers in Baku, Azerbaijan. The main contractor, Dia Holdings, is owned by two brothers who are linked to Azerbaijan's ruling Aliyev family's network of offshore companies.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Viceskeeni2 · CC0
Fountains Square is a public square in downtown Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. The square was previously called Parapet and is often referenced as the same name now. The name of the fountains square derives from the presence of dozens of fountains throughout the square first constructed during Soviet rule of Azerbaijan.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Aug 2026
Francisco Anzola · CC BY 3.0
The Heydar Aliyev Center is a 57,500 m2 (619,000 sq ft) building complex in Baku, Azerbaijan, designed by Zaha Hadid and noted for its distinctive architecture and flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. The main contractor, Dia Holdings, is owned by actors that are linked to Azerbaijan's ruling Aliyev family's network of offshore companies.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Original architectural work: Zaha Hadid Depiction: Interfase · PD
The Maiden Tower is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan. Along with the Shirvanshahs' Palace, dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Aug 2026
AlixSaz · CC BY-SA 4.0