AZERBAIJANI ARCHITECTURE STYLE

There are five identifiable architectural styles in Azerbaijan, as follows: Zoroastrian (10th centuryB.C.E.-4th centuryC.E.), Christian (4th c.-705 C.E.), Islamic (705-1870s), Soviet (1920-1990s), and Post-Modern (1990s-present), as well as two distinct styles originating during the first and second Oil Booms (1870s-1920, and 1994-present). Azerbaijan’s tumultuous history and cultural heritage combine to give Azerbaijan an amazing diversity of architecture.

PRE-ISLAMIC ISLAMIC FIRST OIL BOOM THE SOVIET PERIOD SECOND OIL BOOM AZERBAIJANI ARCHITECTURE TODAY
Zoroastrian Christian     Nakhchivan Shirvan     Soviet Style Housing
Crisis		 European
Architecture		   Post-Modernism White City
Project		 A City of
Parks
The Fire Temple at Suraxany, Ateshgah Monastery in Kalbajar region of Azerbaijan Bibi-Heybat Mosque, located on the outskirts of Baku Sheki Khan Palace Tomb of Yusif ibn Kusey Momine Khatun Mausoleum The Shirvanshah Palace in Baku Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Palace of the Happiness in Baku The Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature A typical khrushchyovka apartment The Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences The commercial and residential Flame Towers The Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center An architectural rendering of the White City waterfront Tree lined streets and parks


AZERBAIJANI Architecture

Old City BakuModern Azerbaijan is both a dynamic, progressive nation and an ancient civilization with vibrant traditions and culture. Nowhere is this combination of old and new more evident than in Azerbaijan’s built environment. For example, the architecture of Azerbaijan’s capital city, Baku, beautifully showcases this legacy. While Baku’s office buildings, apartment complexes, and glass skyscrapers mirror modern European design, ”Old City” Baku, known as  Icheri sheher,  features medieval Islamic domes, minarets, and ancient stone walls.

Azerbaijani Radio Hour


The Voice of the Karabakh Foundation, October 2, 2011. Access any of the shows of the Azerbaijani Radio Hour: The Voice of the Karabakh Foundation at www.KarabakhFoundation.org.