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Men's Gymnasium Building (Baku)
Men's Gymnasium Building was built in 1911–1913 in Baku, Azerbaijan for the Men's Gymnasium named after Emperor Alexander III. The architect of the building was Konstantin Borisoglebsky. The building was once the second largest educational institution after the Baku Real School. After the Soviet occupation, the building functioned as the city hospital No. 4. In 2018, the building was removed from the control of the Ministry of Health due to the relocation of City Hospital No. 4. It is currently unused. About The building, located at the intersection of 61 Balakhanskaya (now Fuzuli) Street and 40 Krasnovodskaya (S. Vurgun) Street, was built for the Men's Gymnasium. The building was designed in 1911–1913 by civil engineer Konstantin Borisoglebsky. Together with the details of the facade, it occupies an active urban position with its majestic volume, classical forms in the order system and architectural composition. The protruding central part of the main façade is specially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of Baku
The coat of arms of Baku is the official heraldic symbol of the city of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The first emblem of the city was approved in 1840, changed in 1890, 1967, and 2001. The dimensions of the emblem are: width – 100 mm, height – 140 mm. Description and symbolism The Field (heraldry), field of the emblem of Baku is blue. The field is Charge (heraldry), charged with three golden flames and three wavy horizontal stripes that symbolize the waters of the Caspian Sea. The flames refer to the country's nickname, The Land of Fire. The field is surrounded by a thin golden contour. In the bottom part of the emblem, the black-colored area indicates the presence of petroleum. History In 1841, General Golovin, commander-in-chief of the Caucasus, and Senator Gan, chairman of the Commission for Establishing Governance of the Transcaucasian region appointed by Russian Tsar, Nicholas II of Russia, Nikolai II, notified the capital that the Caspian region (including Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baku
Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital cities by elevation, lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, on the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into #Administrative divisions, twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, as well as the industrial settlement of Neft Daşları built on oil rigs away from Baku city in the Caspian Sea. The Old City (Baku), Old City, conta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia (country), Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city. The territory of what is now Azerbaijan was ruled first by Caucasian Albania and later by various Persian empires. Until the 19th century, it remained part of Qajar Iran, but the Russo-Persian wars of Russo-Persian War (1804–1813), 1804–1813 and Russo-Persian War (1826–1828), 1826–1828 forced the Qajar Empire to cede its Caucasian territories to the Russian Empire; the treaties of Treaty of Gulistan, Gulistan in 1813 and Treaty of Turkmenchay, Turkmenchay in 1828 defined the border between Russia and Iran. The region north o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander III Of Russia
Alexander III (; 10 March 18451 November 1894) was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 13 March 1881 until his death in 1894. He was highly reactionary in domestic affairs and reversed some of the liberal reforms of his father, Alexander II, a policy of "counter-reforms" (). Under the influence of Konstantin Pobedonostsev (1827–1907), he acted to maximize his autocratic powers. During his reign, Russia fought no major wars, and he came to be known as The Peacemaker ( ), with the laudatory title of ''Tsar’-Mirotvorets'' enduring into 21st century historiography. His major foreign policy achievement was the Franco-Russian Alliance, a major shift in international relations that eventually embroiled Russia in World War I. His political legacy represented a direct challenge to the European cultural order set forth by German statesman Otto von Bismarck, intermingling Russian influences with the shifting balances of power. Early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ionic Order
The Ionic order is one of the three canonic classical order, orders of classical architecture, the other two being the Doric order, Doric and the Corinthian order, Corinthian. There are two lesser orders: the Tuscan order, Tuscan (a plainer Doric), and the rich variant of Corinthian called the composite order. Of the three classical canonic orders, the Corinthian order has the narrowest columns, followed by the Ionic order, with the Doric order having the widest columns. The Ionic capital is characterized by the use of volutes. Ionic columns normally stand on a base which separates the shaft of the column from the stylobate or platform while the cap is usually enriched with egg-and-dart. The ancient architect and architectural historian Vitruvius associates the Ionic with feminine proportions (the Doric representing the masculine). Description Capital The major features of the Ionic order are the volutes of its capital (architecture), capital, which have been the subject of mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismailiyya Palace
The Ismailiyya Palace () is a historical building that currently serves as the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. It is on Istiglaliyyat Street in Baku. The palace was constructed for the Muslim Charity Society by Polish architect Józef Płoszko, at the expense of the millionaire Musa Naghiyev in commemoration of his deceased son Ismayil, and was named Ismailiyya after him. Construction began in 1908 and ended in 1913. Location The building of mosques is appointed to be in a place called "Gapan Dibi" in the center of the city. Although it was initially planned to build a garden with fountains surrounding the mosque, the Christian clerics, who had great influence in the period of the Russian Empire, prevented the construction of such a mosque near the Alexander Nevski Church, which is called the Golden Church (Qızıl kilsə). This square, by waiting for the civil servant’s decision, gradually becomes a natural market as the solution to problem takes too muc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitrofanov Residence
Mitrofanov Residence () 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 and 1902. The building was built in the French Renaissance Revival-style. Following the March 1918 events, the building was used by the Baku Commune. In 1919, during the short-lived Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, the building housed the French Embassy. With the April 1920 invasion, the building was divided into apartments. History Oil baron Dmitry Mitrofanov employed Iohan Edel as the architect for his huge, three-storey apartment (revenue) house on owned vast plots of lands located in the Baku City Duma division. The residence was built between 1898 and 1902. It was built by Baku citizens - the Gasimov brothers. The building has a corner layout, and the overall dimensions of the main façade are 25,90 and 61,50 meters. The multi-stage development of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Property Of Haji Mustafa Rasulov
Property of Haji Mustafa Rasulov (), is a building built by Anton Kandinov and Nikanor Tverdokhlebov in 1884-1885 by the order of Haji Mustafa Rasulov. Until 1918, the first floor of the building housed various shops and warehouses, and the second floor housed the Islamieh Hotel. During the March 1918 genocide, the building was set on fire by Armenians. About According to the information provided by the landlord Haji Mustafa Rasulov to the Extraordinary Commission of Inquiry of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1918, there were 14 shops on the first floor of the property, 26 outside and 14 inside. Upstairs is a 60-room Islamieh hotel. The main façade is 70 steps along Gubernskaya Street, the side façade is 55 steps reaching to Bazarnaya Street, and the back façade of the house is 70 steps long to Staro-Postovaya Street. The ground floor of the building was leased to the Rasulovs, and the Islamieh Hotel belonged to Ismayil Gulu oglu Mahmudov. According to 1918 estimates, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
