Azerbaijan State Philharmonic

The Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall, located in Baku, is a concert hall in Azerbaijan. Since 2006 Murad Adigozalzade is the director of the Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall.

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Type: Building
Description: concert hall in Baku
Also known as: “Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall”, “Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall”, “Azərbaycan Dövlət Filarmoniyası”, “Filarmoniya”, “Le Théâtre philharmonique national d’Azerbaïdjan”, “M. Maqomayev adına Azərbaycan Dövlət Filarmoniyası”, “Magomayev Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall”, “Müslüm Maqomayev adına Azərbaycan Dövlət Filarmoniyası”, “Teatro Filarmonico Nacional de Azebaiyan”, “Бакинская Филармония”, and “Մուսլիմ Մագոմաևի անվան Ադրբեջանի Պետական ֆիլհարմոնիա”
Address: 6 Niyazi küç., Bakı

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Azerbaijan National Museum of Art and Palace of the Shirvanshahs.

Azerbaijan National Museum of Art

Museum

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Azerbaijan National Museum of Art is the biggest art museum of Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1936 in Baku and in 1943 was named after Rustam Mustafayev, a prominent Azerbaijani scenic designer and theater artist.

Palace of the Shirvanshahs

Museum

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The Palace of the Shirvanshahs is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture". Palace of the Shirvanshahs is situated 260 metres northeast of Azerbaijan State Philharmonic.

Maiden Tower

Castle

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The Maiden Tower is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan. Along with the Shirvanshahs' Palace, 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. Maiden Tower is situated 530 metres northeast of Azerbaijan State Philharmonic.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Baku.

Old City

Neighborhood

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

Baku

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