List of tourist attractions in Baku

Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, receives 2.5 million tourists a year.^[1] According to Ilya Umansky, vice president of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia, Baku has become a more popular tourist destination in recent years.^[2]

The Maiden Tower, Baku’s most popular tourist attraction.

Tourist attractions

Theatres

Picture	Name	Established	Note
	Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre	10 March 1873	The academic drama theater located in Baku was named after "Academic" (1959), as well as awarded by the "Red Labor Flag" (1948) and the "Order of Lenin" (1974). There are three actor schools in the academic theater: Romantic Acting school; Realist Acting School; Lyric-psychological style acting school.[3][4]
	Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre	28 February 1911	The Theatre was founded in 1920 as the United State Theater. Since 1924 the opera troupe has left this theater and operates independently with Opera and Ballet Theater (with Azerbaijani and Russian divisions).
	Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theatre named after Samad Vurghun	1937	The theater operated under the name of Free promotion – critique theatre in 1920-1923 and under the name of Baku Workers' Theater in 1923-1937. In 1937, it was renamed the Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theater. It was named after Samed Vurgun in 1956.[5]
	Azerbaijan State Puppet Theatre named after Abdulla Shaig	1931	Azerbaijan State Puppet Theater - was created in 1931 for children in Baku. In some years (1931-1941; 1946-1950) It operated as an independent theater, and it operated as Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators during 1941–1946 years, and it has been operated under the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall since 1950. It is an independent theater since 1965.[6]
	Azerbaijan State Musical Theatre	1982	Azerbaijan national musical comedy genre was founded in the early 20th century. The creator of this genre is Uzeyir Hajibeyov. His first performance of the comedy "Husband and wife", written in 1909, was held in the circus building of the Nikitin brothers in Baku on May 24, 1910.
	Azerbaijan State Pantomime Theatre[7]	1994	The theatre was established by the decree of the Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan on May 16, 1994, and operates under the Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators.
	State Song Theatre named after Rashid Behbudov	1968	The Azerbaijan State Song Theater named after Rashid Behbudov was created in 1968 by representative of vocal art, USSR People's Artist Rashid Behbudov.
	Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators	1928	The Baku Children's Theater was founded on the basis of dramatic drama associations of pioneers and schoolchildren on March 15, 1927.
	Azerbaijan State Theatre "Yuğ"	1989
	"Üns" Theatre	2006

Cinemas

Picture	Name	Established	Notes
	Nizami Cinema Center	1940	The cinema building founded in 1940, was rebuilt under the Order of the President of Azerbaijan "On the Development of Cinema Art in Azerbaijan". After reconstruction, the building was restarted on November 24, 2011.[8]
	CinemaPlus		"CinemaPlus" is a network of cinemas operating in Azerbaijan that consists of 6 cinemas, 31 screens, and 3134 seats.[9]
	Park Cinema	2010	The network of Park cinema is located in Park Bulvar, Metro Park, Zagulba Shopping Center, Flame Towers, Amburan entertainment complex, as well as in Masalli.[10]

Concert Halls

Picture	Name	Established
	Heydar Aliyev Palace	14 December 1972
	Azerbaijan State Philharmonic named after Muslim Magomayev	1912
	Baku Crystal Hall[11]	August 2011 - April 2012
	International Mugham Center	29 December 2008
	Green Theatre	1960s
	Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex	1989
	Baku Jazz Center	2002
	Buta Palace[12]	2006

Parks

Main article: List of parks in Baku

Picture	Name	Established
	Baku Boulevard — Seaside Park [13]	March 26, 1909
	Central Park	2019
	Winter boulevard	2013
	Khojaly Park	2007
	Fountains Square	1868
	Khagani Garden
	Philharmonic Garden	1830
	Upland Park	1998
	Izmir Park
	Archaeological Park
	Aliagha Vahid Garden
	Officers Park
	Sahil Park
	Samed Vurgun Garden
	Zarifa Aliyeva Park
	Richard Sorge Park
	Dede Gorgud Park[14]
	Shalala Park
	Huseyn Javid Park
	Mirza Alakbar Sabir Garden	1922
	Central Botanical Garden
	Mardakan Arboretum
	Nizami Square
	Square "White Lilies"
	Presidential Park
	Akhundov Garden

Museums

For a more comprehensive list, see List of museums in Baku.

Picture	Name	Established
	National Museum of History of Azerbaijan	1920
	National Art Museum of Azerbaijan	1936
	Azerbaijan Carpet Museum	1967
	National Museum of Azerbaijani Literature named after Nizami Ganjavi	1939
	Azerbaijan State Museum of Musical Culture	1967
	Azerbaijan State Theatre Museum named after Jafar Jabbarly	1934
	Museum of Independence of Azerbaijan	1919
	Baku Museum of Modern Art	2009
	House-Museum of Leopold and Mstislav Rostropovich	1998
	Nobel Brothers’ Museum (Villa Petrolea)	1882
	Natural History Museum named after Hasanbey Zardabi
	Azerbaijan State Agriculture Museum	1924

Reserves

Picture	Name	Established	Note
	Maiden Tower Museum Complex	11th century	Icherisheher State Historical-Architectural Reserve
	Palace of the Shirvanshahs	15th-century
	Muhammad Mosque	11th century
	Paired Fortress Gates
	Arch-shaped Religious Architectural Complex
	Bukhara Caravanserai	15th century
	Multani Caravanserai	14th century
	Small Caravanserai	12th century
	Ashura Mosque	1169
	Juma Mosque (Baku)	1899
	Haji Banu Bath	15th century
	Gasim bey Bath	17th century
	Agha Mikayil Bath	18th century
	Baku Museum of Miniature Books	April 2, 2002
	Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography	1976
	House-Museum of Vagif Mustafazadeh	1989
	Gobustan –National State Historical Artistic Reserve	1966
	Gala- State Historical Ethnographic Reserve
	Ateshgah- the Temple of Fire- Worshipers
	Yanardag- Burning Mountain
	Quadrangular Mardakan Fortress	14th century
	Ramana Tower	12th century
	Nardaran Fortress	14th century
	Shaghan Castle	12th century
	Round Mardakan Fortress	13th century
	Absheron's stone roads	3rd-2nd millennia BCE

Galleries

Picture	Name	Established
	Heydar Aliyev Center[15]	10 May 2012
	Baku Expo Center	June, 2010
	Center of Contemporary Art
	Art Group
	Yarat Exhibition Center [16]
	Yay Art Gallery [17]
	“Kukla” Art Gallery [18]
	Qiz Qalasi Gallery
	Art Villa
	Yeni Gallery
	Gallery 1969
	Baku Art Gallery
	Absheron Art Gallery
	Khatai Creativity Center

See also

• Tourism in Azerbaijan

References

1. "Tourist often rent private houses in Azerbaijan". 17 May 2017.
2. "Russian tourists fall in love with Azerbaijan". August 6, 2015.
3. "Official website of Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre".
4. "Akademik Milli Dram Teatrı bu gün" (PDF) (in Azerbaijani).
5. "Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theatre".
6. (Russian)Ш.С. Фатуллаев. Градостроительство и архитектура Азербайджана XIX-начала XX века, Ленинград, 1986, с. 229
7. "AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE STATE PANTOMIME THEATRE".
8. "The official web-site of Nizami Cinema Center".
9. "About the CinemaPlus".
10. "Ilham Aliyev attended the opening ceremony of "Park Bulvar" trade and entertainment center". The official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
11. Official site - Baku Crystal Hall
12. Official site - Buta Palace
13. Official site - Baku Seaside Park
14. Official site - Dede Gorgud Park
15. Official site - Heydar Aliyev Center
16. "YARAT Contemporary Art Space".
17. "YAY Gallery". www.yaygallery.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
18. "About". Doll Art Gallery. Retrieved 2018-10-11.

External links

• "Nature & Parks in Baku". Tripadvisor.