Key Information: Tour Duration: 1
- 7
day(s) Group Size: 1
- 100
people Destination(s):Azerbaijan Specialty Categories:Archeology/HistoryCultural Journey Season: January - December Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: Yes Minimum Per Person Price: 60 US Dollar (USD) Maximum Per Person Price: 150 US Dollar (USD)
1. Nizami Museum of Literature
(See Literary Monuments, AI 4.1) This museum features historical samples of written literature. Originally, the building housed the most luxurious hotel in Baku, known as the Metropol. In 1940, during the Soviet period, the hotel was converted into a literature museum. Mikayil Huseinov and Sadigh Dadashev renovated the building for the commemoration of the 800th anniversary of Azer-baijani poet Nizami Ganjavi (1141-1204).
The statue in front of the museum, commemorates the memory of poet Nizami Ganjavi. It was designed by Fuad Abdurahmanov in 1949.
2. Fortress Walls
From Nizami Square, walk left through the double arches of the Fortress Wall. The original wall formed a rampart, and was constructed by King Manoucher II (1120-1159). Since then, it has been reconstructed. The wall encircles the most ancient part of Baku called "Ichari Shahar" (Inner City), and preserves the image of a medieval Oriental citadel. The buildings located outside the fortress walls were primarily constructed during the Oil Boom-1870 to 1920.
Baku's most ancient Coat of Arms can be seen above the northwest entrance of the fortress walls above the Twin Gates (Gosha Gala). Two lions guard a bull under the symbols of the sun and the moon.
