Palace of Seyid Mirbabayev

Palace of Seyid Mirbabayev
Palace of Seyid Mirbabayev
Location	Azneft Square, Baku, Azerbaijan
Coordinates	40°21′43″N49°49′52″E / 40.3619089°N 49.8311965°E
Founded	1893—1895
Current use	SOCAR
Architect	Pavel Stern
Architectural style(s)	French Renaissance
Owner	Seyid Mirbabayev
	Location of Palace of Seyid Mirbabayev in Azerbaijan

Last updated April 30, 2019

The Palace of Seyid Mirbabayev is a palace in Azneft Square, Baku, Azerbaijan. It was owned by Seyid Mirbabayev, a singer who became one of the oil millionaires of Azerbaijan. The building was built in the style of French Renaissance architecture based on the architect Pavel Stern's project. The plasticity of the facade, the shape of the architectural detail, the individuality of the stone procession, the building culture have shaped the aesthetic environment in the image of the building.^[1]

Baku 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 28 metres (92 ft) below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. At the beginning of 2009, Baku's urban population was estimated at just over two million people. Officially, about 25 percent of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is the sole metropolis in Azerbaijan.

Seyid Mirbababev was an Azerbaijani singer, khanende, and oil industrialist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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History

In 1893, the building attracted the attention of Seyid Mirbabayev, a newly-became rich Azerbaijani singer. Mirbabayev adressed Zeynalabdin Taghiyev for advice, and Taghiyev advised him to buy the palace and divide it into apartments for earning money. Then, Taghiyev wrote a letter of recommendation to Aramyan to help Mirbabayev buy the house. Aramyan sells the building at a cheaper price than previously planned.^[2] Since that time, the building is known among the local population as the house of Mirbabayev. The British Consulate was located on the first floor of the building during the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan.^[2]

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After the establishment of the Soviet power in Azerbaijan, Bolsheviks confiscated all the property of Seyid Mirbabayev. A millionaire himself must emigrate to France. After a while, the money that he brought with him ends, and Mirbabayev had to live on Paris streets for a while in a miserable way.^[3]

During the Soviet era, at the disposal of Azneft, after the independence of Azerbaijan (1991), the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) was placed. In the 1990s, light reinstatement work was carried out in the building.^[4]

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Owner

Among people the palace is known as Seyid Mirbabayev's house. The singer was one of the stars of Baku weddings. The singing in a millionaire Shikhbalayev's only son's wedding changed the life of the singer.^[3]The groom's uncle gifted a land plot to the singer and after a while in this place the oil fountain appeared and Seyid Mirbabayev became a millionaire. Mirbabayev, who moved to Paris after the Baku operation, was in a miserable position in this city. Meanwhile, Teymur bey Ashurbeyov from the Ashurbeyovs' family met with the khanende and brought him to Tehran.Seyid Mirbabayev lived under the protection of Ashurbeyov in this city until his death.^[3]

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Location

The Palace in years of 1905 and 2013.

The Niyazi (formerly Sadovaya) street, where the palace is located, was complementing the central part of the city, starting with Azneft Square. This street is also part of the circular highway around Icheri Sheher. The building were lying to the side of Bayil from this square.^[5]From the middle of the 19th century, the square was gradually changing. These changes accelerated after the construction of a three-storied palace on the basis of the architect Pavel Stern's project in the early 1890s, in the area called the Kokorevskiy area, one of the main parts of the square.

Old City or Inner City is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls which were easily defended. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3000 people. In December 2000, the Old City of Baku, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower, became the first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Architectural features

The building was built in the style of French Renaissance architecture based on the architect Pavel Stern's project. The main facade of the building looks to the western side of the Caspian coast.^[5]

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References

↑ "Development of Azerbaijan architecture" journal, N 3, Baku, 2005
1 2 КАСТРЮЛИН, C. "Palace of Seyid Mirbabayev". echo.az. Exo newspaper.
1 2 3 Sabiroglu, Farhad. "Life of singer". aztc.gov.az.
↑ "Development of Azerbaijan architecture" journal, N 3, Baku, 2005
1 2 Architecture Encyclopedia of Baku 2013 , p. 127

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[1] "Development of Azerbaijan architecture" journal, N 3, Baku, 2005

[exo-2] 1 2 КАСТРЮЛИН, C. "Palace of Seyid Mirbabayev". echo.az. Exo newspaper.

[sabiroğlu-3] 1 2 3 Sabiroglu, Farhad. "Life of singer". aztc.gov.az.

[4] "Development of Azerbaijan architecture" journal, N 3, Baku, 2005

[Fət127-5] 1 2 Architecture Encyclopedia of Baku 2013 , p. 127