Azerbaijan
Raised on a hillside high above the city, the WWII memorial is a vertical twist of concrete scroll fronted by a mourning woman with her head between her…
Must-see attractions in Azerbaijan
Baku
The minimal remnants of what had once been the palace, bath-house and garden of Baku's 18th-century khans is to be rebuilt as a museum, with interactive…
Azerbaijan
This small museum is worth a five-minute glimpse to peruse faded photos of the area's attractions amid old pots, jewellery, jeweled horse equipment,…
İçәri Şәhәr Archaeological Museum
Baku
Closed for renovation at the time of research, this small museum has an excellent collection of prehistoric and medieval finds that underlines the…
Azerbaijan
This sturdy brick-barrel tower once imprisoned Joseph Stalin during his early revolutionary days. However, there's no attempt to commemorate the fact and…
Baku
Overshadowed by vast new apartment towers, the fine İmam Hüseyn Mosque features some attractive Moorish and art nouveau stone-design elements. Opening…
Azerbaijan
Fronted by a wild rose-bush, this colourfully painted brick mosque, originally built as a square-plan church, is the most eye-catching of several minor…
Baku
One of the Bulvar's striking if smaller modern constructions, the BBM is a 21st-century conference centre with a blue-glass sea-facing back, but a…
Azerbaijan
Şәki's foremost mosque dates from the 18th century and sports a standalone 28m brick minaret with a metal tulip-shaped point.
Baku
A fine statue of Azerbaijan's 12th-century 'Shakespeare' stands proud in the stepped gardens leading up from the Literature Museum that's named in his…
Azerbaijan
The overgrown ruins of this once grand, barrel-towered church sit between Old Town Square and the fortress.
Azerbaijan
This small, 19th-century mosque is a typical brick structure that fits harmoniously with the architecture of MF Axundzadə pr, looking especially…
Azerbaijan
This quaint little one-room collection of cultural artefacts is housed in a 1902 former mosque next door to the tourist office. Posted opening times are…
Azerbaijan
This 1887 Russian Orthodox Church is still a place of active worship, with a central Byzantine-style dome and plenty of colourful murals and wafting…
Azerbaijan
The figure standing proudly in front of the train station is local WWII hero Həzi Aslanov, whose plinth rises from a stylised concrete tank.
Azerbaijan
This colourful mosaic showing a couple dancing the mazurka adds an attractive aspect to the north end of Nәrimanov küç.
Azerbaijan
Quba is famous for its handmade carpets and this workshop is one accessible place where visitors can see the process in action.
Azerbaijan
A coven of museum ladies beckon unsuspecting tourists into this unusual building, a circular former church. A sign claims it dates from the 7th century or…
Armenian Church of St Gregory the Illuminator
Baku
The sturdy shell of this 1887 stone church remains disused for lack of Armenians, a reminder of the brutal cultural divide that remains as the fallout of…
Azerbaijan
Restored in 2018, this 19th-century brick hamman building has a distinctive beehive dome and lies on a street that has several patches of archetypal old…
Azerbaijan
Worth a 20-second stop if you're passing, this residential home has been transformed into a quirky artwork using hundreds of glass beer, champagne and…
