Places in Baku · Twentieth-century architecture
Government House (Dom Soviet)
Marco Monelli · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized; cropped for display
Government House is a large mid-twentieth-century administrative building facing towards the sea. Its towers, arches and broad composition mark a different period from Baku's oil-boom mansions.
The building houses official functions, so plan to view it from public areas outside. Compare its scale with the surrounding streets and the open space towards the waterfront.
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Government House represents a different chapter of Baku's architecture from the oil-boom mansions. This large administrative building dates from the mid-twentieth century. Its towers, arches and broad composition face towards the sea.
Scale is a big part of its effect. From too close, individual details can hide the overall arrangement. A more distant public viewpoint makes the symmetry easier to see, along with the relationship between the building, the surrounding streets and the open space towards the waterfront. Government House continues to serve official functions. Plan an exterior view rather than assuming there is public access inside, and let the whole facade be the main subject.
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Original title: Governement house - panoramio
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Original title: Hilton Hotel and Government House, Baku
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Stomatoloq Fərid Zey… · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Original title: Azadlıq meydanı - panoramio
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Original title: Hökümət evinin inşası
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Original title: Парад на площади им. В.И. Ленина, 1970 г. Полковники Чурилов И.К., Смазилкин ВС., Злодеев И.В.jpg
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Aykhan Zayedzadeh · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Original title: Hökumət Evi (2026).jpg
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Original title: Sabayil, Baku, Azerbaijan - panoramio (146).jpg
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Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan · CC BY 4.0
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Original title: Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the parade dedicated to 100th anniversary of liberation of Baku 14.jpg
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Original title: Hökumət evi Vqm.jpg
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Original title: Дом правительства Азербайджана в Баку, 1971.jpg
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