Palace of the Shirvanshahs
The Palace of the Shirvan Shahs ( Azerbaijani Şirvanşahlar sarayı Schirwanschahlar sarayı ) is a complex of stately buildings on the top of the hill of İçəri Şəhər in Baku , Azerbaijan . This name is often only understood to mean the actual residential palace.
The Shirvan Shahs were a Muslim dynasty who ruled the Shirvan region in what is now Azerbaijan.
The ensemble includes the Mausoleum of Shirvanshahs , the Maiden's Tower , the Shah Mosque , the tomb of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi that Murad Gate , the Divanchana (meeting house), the Key-Gubad Mosque and the bathhouse.
The residential palace is the oldest building in the complex. Construction began in 1411 under Shah Ibrahim I , when the capital was finally moved to Baku. The construction work lasted almost ten years. The palace consists of two identical floors, each with up to 25 rooms. The lowest floor of the building houses the storage rooms and the servants' rooms.
The oldest hall, the octagonal Divanchana, was used for solemn ceremonies. It stands some distance from the other buildings in the middle of a square arcaded courtyard . The hall is adjoined by a smaller room that served as a vestibule and connection to the rooms on the upper floor. The western facade is formed by a richly decorated portal crowned by a dome.
In the 18th century , the palace complex was badly damaged in a bombardment by the Russian Navy . Since then, numerous restorations have been carried out. In 2000, the Palace of the Shirvanshahs was conducted as part of the historic city İçəri Şəhər for World Heritage of UNESCO appointed.
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- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower. Retrieved August 25, 2017 .
Coordinates: 40 ° 21 ′ 58.5 ″ N , 49 ° 50 ′ 0.1 ″ E
Cultural heritage: downtown Baku with the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden's Tower (2000) | Rock paintings and cultural landscape of Qobustan (2007) | Old town of Sheki with Khan Palace (2019)