Ismailiyya Palace in Baku

饾棧饾棦饾棢饾棞饾棪饾棝 饾棝饾棙饾棩饾棞饾棫饾棓饾棜饾棙 饾棞饾棥 饾棓饾棴饾棙饾棩饾棔饾棓饾棞饾棟饾棓饾棥 ISMAILIYYA PALACE IN BAKU This stunning building in Venetian Gothic style was built in 1908-1913 and was designed by the Polish architect J贸zef P艂oszko. The palace was constructed for the Muslim Charity Society at the expense of the wealthy oil baron Agha Musa Naghiyev in commemoration of his deceased son Ismayil, who died young of Tuberculosis. Legend has it that Naghiyev sent P艂oszko on a long tour of Europe in search of inspiration. This was P艂oszko鈥檚 first independent project during the 30 years he lived in Baku and remains his most iconic. During the March Days in 1918 the building suffered damage from fire and warfare. During the renovation in Soviet times, some elements of the facade were removed, in particular the original inscrip
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