Baku City Executive Power

Executive Power of the Baku City
Azerbaijani: Bakı Şəhər İcra Hakimiyyəti Баки Шəһəр Иҹра Һакимијјəти
Alternative names	Mayoralty of Baku, Baksovet (Baku Council)
General information
Architectural style	Baroque
Location	Baku, Sabail Raion, Istiglaliyyat St. 4
Country	Azerbaijan
Construction started	1900
Completed	1904
Cost	400,000 Russian rubles
Owner	Azerbaijani government
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Józef Gosławski

The Executive Power of the Baku City, informally called the mayoralty of Baku or the Baku Soviet (Baksovet), is the executive authority of Azerbaijan's capital, Baku. Its seat is in the Baroque building, built in the beginning of the 20th century.

During Soviet era the Executive Power of the Baku City was named the Executive Committee of the Baku City Workers' Deputies Council (in 1939–1977), then the Executive Committee of the Baku City National Deputies' Council (in 1977–1991). Since 1991 it has been named the executive power of the Baku City.

Building

The building of Baku City Executive Power was originally built as three-floor Baku City Duma and was influenced by layout of Hôtel de Ville. It has a spacious vestibule, wide corridors, marble principal staircase and sophisticated interiors. The second floor houses the state rooms and session hall.

The red decorative bricks and colored marble for the construction were brought from Italy.^[1] Having posted a tower in the center of main front and uniting it organically with main part, Józef Gosławski provided brightness and entireness of the composition amid complex details and elements. The central part of the facade bears the seal of Baku, which incorporates three golden torches. The building was Gosławski's last work,^[2] he died in the year the building was finished.

References

External links

• Google Maps profile

40°22′00″N 49°49′53″E / 40.3668°N 49.8314°E / 40.3668; 49.8314

This page was last edited on 17 May 2023, at 09:32