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Baku Soviet Architecutre Gudied Walking Tour

By Azerbaijan Traveller
Free cancellation available
Price is $70 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
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Overview

Over three hours we will walk into social and cultural formation of Baku City Centre, Fountains Square (then Parapet), Nizami (then Torgovaya), 28 May and Khagani (Xəqani; then Molokanskaya) streets, based on exquisite life stories, urban legends and myths relates to love and hatred, rise and fall, happiness and tragedy, turmoil and tranquility, contrast and harmony from the confluent life of oil barons and everyday people throughout last 100 years of the city.

Activity location

  • Fountain Square
    • Baku, Azerbaijan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Karnaval-3
    • 53 Istiglaliyyat
    • 1005, Baku, Baku, Azerbaijan

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Baku Soviet Architecutre Gudied Walking Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 1:00pm
Price details
$70.00 x 1 Adult$70.00
Total
Price is $70.00
Until Mon, Oct 13

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    We finish tour with a cup of local tea at local coffee shop.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Private transportation

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Fountain Square
  • 15m
Fountains Square is downtown, entertainment and leisure centre in Baku. However, this neighborhood emerged as main trading street of boom town during the first oil boom era, late XIX and early XX century. This is where we meet and end the tour.
Nizami str. /Tarqovi
  • 15m
Nizami street is the central shopping and entertaining core of modern day Baku. 800 m of 3.5 km long street is traffic free and it is one of the most busiest part of the city with full of people who take their time after work to stress out and relax in restaurant, shops and concert halls and theatres.
Nasimi Monument
  • 15m
Intersection of Samad Vurgun and Nizami streets is one of the busiest streets of Baku with great view of Stalinist Architecture from 1950s.
Nizami Cinema
  • 15m
28 May street is a commemorative street to declaration of Azerbaijan's first independence in 1918. The statue of Qara Qarayev, one of the greatest composer of classic music, locates in here. Here we discuss how musics, literature contributed to nation-building process for Azerbaijanis.
Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
  • 15m
Over half an hour we will walk through cultural sections of Nizami street, where Song Theatre, National Library, Opera and Ballet Theatre and Lev Landau, Nobel Prize Winner, to talk rich artistic cultural heritage of Baku.
Khagani Street
  • 15m
The street and the park historically known as Molokanskaya as it named after spiritual Christians exiled to Azerbaijan from Russia. It's been one of the central streets of downtown Baku. Here locates (a) Khagani (formerly Molokan) Park and (b) Russian Drama Theatre. We will discuss Russians and Russian language and Azerbaijani Society.
National Museum of History of Azerbaijan
  • 15m
The History Museum was the private residence of Haji Zelnalabdin Taghiyev, aka the father of the nation. Due to its ornate and decorative interior beauty and spatial structure, many modern historic events took place in the museum. Here we tell Taghiyev's story of rags to riches.
Government House
  • 15m
Gigantic and Iconic Soviet Landmark in Baku
Baku Boulevard
  • 20m
Dənizkənarı Milli Park, also known as National Park is a promenade established in 1909, which runs parallel to Baku's seafront. Its history goes back more than 100 years, to a time when Baku oil barons built their mansions along the Caspian shore and when the seafront was artificially built up inch by inch.

Location

Activity location

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    Fountain Square
    • Baku, Azerbaijan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Karnaval-3
    • 53 Istiglaliyyat
    • 1005, Baku, Baku, Azerbaijan

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