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The Kerbalai Israfil Hajiyev's Mansion ( az, Kərbəlayi İsrafil Hacıyevin evi) is a building situated on 12 Jafar Jabbarli Street in the Yasamal district of
Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
. By the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, dated with 2 August 2001, the building was taken under state protection as an architectural monument of history and culture of national importance (No: 171).


Description

The building was built in 1910-1912 by the civil engineer
Józef Płoszko Józef Płoszko ( az, İosif Ploşko, russian: Иосиф Плошко; 1867–1931) was a Polish people, Polish architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was the author of multiple architectural projects in Baku, Azerbaijan. Biogr ...
. The modeling of the bulk masses in the composition of the building speaks of the classical divisions traditions violation. The composition scheme is quite dynamic and has the features inherent to the bright modernity. The façade's structure with two tower-like ends of flanking projections, characteristic lines of arches, floor openings, profiles inherent to Art Nouveau, and the richness of details created a special architecture do not violating the overall harmony. The Baku
Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
is distinguished from Moscow and St. Petersburg Art Nouveau (with their molding of concrete and plaster), by a special drawing of ornamental motives of the tympanum of arches, completed projections, individual architectural details conveyed by the deep relief of stone carving. The plasticity of the facade continues in the broken line of the cornice, the perspective solution of the arched openings and in the very plane of the wall with the architectural details of the Art Nouveau. The building's interior is distinguished by a marble front staircase, thin characteristic lines of the cornice pattern, plafonds and doors with stained-glass windows. A particular attention is drawn to the cabinet ceiling. The building is an architectural monument and an integral part of the historical heritage of the city.


See also

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Alibeyovs’ House The Alibeyovs’ House is a residential building located in Baku at the intersection of 4 Rza Guliyev lane (former Karaulny lane) and 60 Suleiman Tagizade street (former Pochtovaya street). History Rza-bek Alibekov, by whose order the edifice w ...
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Mitrofanov Residence Mitrofanov Residence ( az, Mitrofanovun evi) is a mansion in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. It was built by Dmitry D. Mitrofanov, a rich oil baron who employed Johann Edel as the architect for his residence. Construction took place between 1898 an ...
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Property of Haji Mustafa Rasulov , image = March days Islamiyyeh caravanserai.jpg , building_type = , architectural_style = , structural_system = , owner = Haji Mustafa Rasulov , address = Azer ...


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