Heydar Aliyev Center
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Place
Shirvanshahs’ Palace
A 15th-century palace complex: divankhana, mosque, bathhouse and the rulers' tomb.
Go to the site
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A separate third-level domain with its own design
in progress The site is in progress. The domain is reserved; design and texts are under way.
How it will look: each site gets its own colour scheme and structure.
In brief
When the Shirvanshah state moved its capital from Shamakhi to Baku, this complex went up. It is not a single building but a set of courtyards, portals and tombs stepped down the slope.
The complex has been a museum reserve since 1964 and was inscribed on the UNESCO list with Icherisheher in 2000.
On the site
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01
Divankhana
The rotunda and its unsettled purpose
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02
Tombs
The Shirvanshahs and Seyid Yahya Bakuvi
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03
Inscriptions
Texts and dates carved in stone
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04
Restoration
What was done in the 20th–21st centuries
