Ismailiyya Palace

The Ismailiyya Palace is a historical building that currently serves as the Presidium of the . It is on Istiglaliyyat Street in .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, situated in the capital of Baku
  • Also known as: “Ismailiyya building”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower.

Museum
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The is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture". is situated 270 metres south of Ismailiyya Palace.

Castle
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The is a 12th-century monument in the , , . Along with the , 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. is situated 400 metres southeast of Ismailiyya Palace.

Museum
Photo: Urek Meniashvili, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the biggest art museum of . It was founded in 1936 in and in 1943 was named after Rustam Mustafayev, a prominent Azerbaijani scenic designer and theater artist. is situated 610 metres south of Ismailiyya Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Baku.

Neighborhood
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or Inner City is the historical core of , the capital of . The is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls.

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is the capital of and is the largest city in the . 's Old Town has UNESCO World Heritage status. Many cultures and architectural styles mix in , in particular Turkish-Islamic elements meet strong Western European and Russian-Eastern European influences.

Locality
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Baku is a planned urban development in the district of . It is part of the 2021 strategic plan for . It refers to the re-development of a portion of Black City, a 221-hectare land area. is situated 5 km east of Ismailiyya Palace.

Ismailiyya Palace

Latitude
40.36854° or 40° 22′ 7″ north
Longitude
49.83372° or 49° 50′ 1″ east
Open location code
8HGF9R9M+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12868294043
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­architecture
Wiki­data ID
Q4189918
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Ismailiyya Palace” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر الإسماعلية”
  • Arabic: “قصر الإسماعيلية”
  • Armenian: “Իսմայիլիա պալատ”
  • Asturian: “Edificiu Ismailiyya”
  • Azerbaijani: “Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyasının Rəyasət Heyətinin binası”
  • Azerbaijani: “İsmailiyyə Sarayı”
  • Azerbaijani: “İsmailiyyə”
  • Azerbaijani: “Rəyasət Heyətinin binası”
  • Catalan: “Palau Ismailiyya”
  • Central Kurdish: “کۆشکی ئیسماعیلییە”
  • Chinese: “易司馬儀宮”
  • Chinese: “易司马仪宫”
  • French: “palais d’Ismailiyya”
  • French: “Palais d’Ismailiyya”
  • Georgian: “ისმაილიას სასახლე”
  • Japanese: “イスマイリヤ宮殿”
  • Persian: “کاخ اسماعیلیه”
  • Russian: “Здание Исмаилия”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Ismailiyya”
  • Turkish: “İsmailiye Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Палац Ісмаілія”
  • Uzbek: “Ismailiye saroyi”

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Highlights include Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Presidium and Bukinist / Baksovet.

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