List of tourist attractions in Baku
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Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, receives 2.5 million tourists a year.{{Cite web |url=https://www.azernews.az/travel/113232.html |title=Tourist often rent private houses in Azerbaijan |date=17 May 2017}} According to Ilya Umansky, vice president of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia, Baku has become a more popular tourist destination in recent years.{{Cite web |url=http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Russian-tourists-fall-in-love-with-Azerbaijan.html |title=Russian tourists fall in love with Azerbaijan |date=August 6, 2015}}
Tourist attractions
=Theatres=
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|Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre |10 March 1873 |The academic drama theater located in Baku was named after "Academic" (1959), as well as awarded by the "Red Labor Flag" (1948) and the "Order of Lenin" (1974). There are three actor schools in the academic theater: Romantic Acting school; Realist Acting School; Lyric-psychological style acting school.{{Cite web|url=http://azdrama.az/|title=Official website of Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.anl.az/el/r/Az_teatri_3_esr.pdf|title=Akademik Milli Dram Teatrı bu gün|language=az}} |
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|Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre |28 February 1911 |The Theatre was founded in 1920 as the United State Theater. Since 1924 the opera troupe has left this theater and operates independently with Opera and Ballet Theater (with Azerbaijani and Russian divisions). |
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|Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theatre named after Samad Vurghun |1937 |The theater operated under the name of Free promotion – critique theatre in 1920-1923 and under the name of Baku Workers' Theater in 1923-1937. In 1937, it was renamed the Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theater. It was named after Samed Vurgun in 1956.{{Cite web|url=http://www.azerbaijans.com/content_209_en.html|title=Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theatre}} |
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|Azerbaijan State Puppet Theatre named after Abdulla Shaig |1931 |Azerbaijan State Puppet Theater - was created in 1931 for children in Baku. In some years (1931-1941; 1946-1950) It operated as an independent theater, and it operated as Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators during 1941–1946 years, and it has been operated under the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall since 1950. It is an independent theater since 1965.(Russian)Ш.С. Фатуллаев. Градостроительство и архитектура Азербайджана XIX-начала XX века, Ленинград, 1986, с. 229 |
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|Azerbaijan State Musical Theatre |1982 |Azerbaijan national musical comedy genre was founded in the early 20th century. The creator of this genre is Uzeyir Hajibeyov. His first performance of the comedy "Husband and wife", written in 1909, was held in the circus building of the Nikitin brothers in Baku on May 24, 1910. |
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|Azerbaijan State Pantomime Theatre{{Cite web|url=http://pantomima.az/en/faq.php?cat_id=1|title=AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE STATE PANTOMIME THEATRE}} |1994 |The theatre was established by the decree of the Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan on May 16, 1994, and operates under the Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators. |
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|State Song Theatre named after Rashid Behbudov |1968 |The Azerbaijan State Song Theater named after Rashid Behbudov was created in 1968 by representative of vocal art, USSR People's Artist Rashid Behbudov. |
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|Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators |1928 |The Baku Children's Theater was founded on the basis of dramatic drama associations of pioneers and schoolchildren on March 15, 1927. |
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|Azerbaijan State Theatre "Yuğ" |1989 | |
|"Üns" Theatre
|2006 | |
=Cinemas=
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|1940 |The cinema building founded in 1940, was rebuilt under the Order of the President of Azerbaijan "On the Development of Cinema Art in Azerbaijan". After reconstruction, the building was restarted on November 24, 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://nizamicinema.az/|title=The official web-site of Nizami Cinema Center}} |
|CinemaPlus
| |"CinemaPlus" is a network of cinemas operating in Azerbaijan that consists of 6 cinemas, 31 screens, and 3134 seats.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cinemaplus.az/en/cinema/about-cinemaplus/|title=About the CinemaPlus}} |
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|Park Cinema |2010 |The network of Park cinema is located in Park Bulvar, Metro Park, Zagulba Shopping Center, Flame Towers, Amburan entertainment complex, as well as in Masalli.{{Cite web|url=https://en.president.az/articles/481|title=Ilham Aliyev attended the opening ceremony of "Park Bulvar" trade and entertainment center|website=The official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic|language=en|access-date=2018-10-09}} |
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|14 December 1972 |
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|Azerbaijan State Philharmonic named after Muslim Magomayev |1912 |
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|Baku Crystal Hall[http://www.crystalhall.az/az Official site] - Baku Crystal Hall |August 2011 - April 2012 |
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|29 December 2008 |
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|1960s |
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|Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex |1989 |
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|2002 |
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|Buta Palace[http://butapalace.az/ Official site] - Buta Palace |2006 |
=Parks=
{{Main|List of parks in Baku}}
=Museums=
{{main list|List of museums in Baku}}
=Reserves=
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|Heydar Aliyev Center[http://www.heydaraliyevcenter.az/#main Official site] - Heydar Aliyev Center |10 May 2012 |
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|June, 2010 |
|Center of Contemporary Art
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|Art Group
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|Yarat Exhibition Center {{Cite web|url=http://www.yarat.az/index.php?lang=en&page=42&yrtMaincatID=18&yrtSubcatID=21&yrtEventID=948|title=YARAT Contemporary Art Space}} | |
|Yay Art Gallery {{Cite web|url=http://www.yaygallery.com/en|title=YAY Gallery|website=www.yaygallery.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-11}}
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|“Kukla” Art Gallery {{Cite news|url=http://www.artkukla.az/static,5/lang,en/|title=About|work=Doll Art Gallery|access-date=2018-10-11|language=en}}
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|Qiz Qalasi Gallery
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|Art Villa
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|Yeni Gallery
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|Gallery 1969
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|Baku Art Gallery
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|Absheron Art Gallery
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|Khatai Creativity Center
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See also
References
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External links
{{Wikivoyage|Baku}}
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