Architecture sights in Baku (Baki)

1. Archangel Michael Russian Church

   • Baku (Baki), Azerbaijan
   • Sights › Architecture

   The modest Archangel Michael Russian Church is the centre of Baku’s Orthodox community. It’s not geared towards tourists, but you’re welcome to admire the icons and colourful ceiling murals.

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   Təzə Pir Mosque

   • Baku (Baki), Azerbaijan
   • Sights › Architecture

   It was built between 1903 and 1914 but a recent renovation has added gilding to its minaret tips and stone cladding to the surrounding buildings, which house the Centre for Islam in the Caucasus.

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   Imam Huseyn Mosque

   • Baku (Baki), Azerbaijan
   • Sights › Architecture

   Overshadowed by vast new apartment towers is the fine Imam Huseyn Mosque, featuring some attractive Moorish and Art Nouveau stone-design elements.

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   Armenian Church

   • Baku (Baki), Azerbaijan
   • Sights › Architecture

   The sturdy Armenian Church remains disused for lack of Armenians, a reminder of the brutal cultural divide still caused by the war in Karabakh.

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   Cumə Mosque

   • Baku (Baki), Azerbaijan
   • Sights › Architecture

   Several blunt medieval minarets rise above the Old City but the intricate stone façade of the Cumə Mosque is only a century old.

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