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Ismailiyya Palace – great architecture of Baku

Ismailiyya Palace

The Ismailiyya Palace is a historic building that today serves as the Presidium of the Azerbaijani Academy of Sciences. It is situated in Baku on Istiglaliyyat Street. The Ismailiyya Palace is one of the great architecture of Baku that built-in 1913. It was built commemoration of Ismail who was the …

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YARAT launches Contemporary Art School

YARAT

As a result of its 10-year activity, in particular related to education in the field of culture, YARAT Contemporary Art Space launches the first one-year Contemporary Art School in Azerbaijan, in partnership with the Administration of State Historical-Architectural Reserve “Icherisheher”. Being unique in the field of contemporary art, the pilot …

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Shabaka, Azerbaijani traditional stained glass technique

Shabaka

Stained glass work known as ‘Sebeke/Shabaka’, are windows filled with coloured glass, created by national Azerbaijani masters from small wooden parts without glue and nails. On the territory of Azerbaijan, Shabaka as an art form was widespread in cities such as Sheki, Shusha, Ordubad, Baku, Ganja, Lankaran, Nakhichevan and Derbent …

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Carpet “Buynuz” – Karabakh carpet of Azerbaijan

Karabakh carpet of Azerbaijan

“Buynuz” (Horn) carpets belong to the type of Karabakh carpets. They are produced in carpet-weaving points in Karabakh. Before Karabakh carpet masters called “Buynuz” carpets as “Horadiz”. In central Asia and Middle East also in Azerbaijan some animals such as sheep, ox, and goat were considered holy. Before characterizing farming, …

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