Start near Icherisheher, use the metro to discover Nizami station’s decorative halls, then return to the centre around Fountain Square. If time allows, add other stations such as Nəsimi or Ulduz using the current official network map.
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Architecture beneath Baku.
Start near Icherisheher, use the metro to discover Nizami station’s decorative halls, then return to the centre around Fountain Square. If time allows, add other stations such as Nəsimi or Ulduz using the current official network map.
Metro plus short walks to and from the stations. Use the official map for live line and transfer information; this plan is not a turn-by-turn metro navigator.
Security checks and photography restrictions apply in the metro. Follow staff instructions and ask before photographing. The listed place cards are entry/exit landmarks and Nizami station, not every platform on the network.
Places along the way
Icherisheher (Old City)
Baku's inhabited Old City brings stone lanes, fortress walls and caravanserais together in one walkable neighbourhood.
Nizami Metro Station
Nizami station turns a metro journey into an encounter with Azerbaijani literature and mosaic art.
Fountains Square
Fountains Square is a lively meeting point between Baku's old stone streets and its pedestrian shopping area.
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2016-09-26Date not independently verified
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Original title: Centro histórico, Baku, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-26, DD 221-223 HDR
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Tərxan Paşazadə · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Original title: Bakı, Nizami metrostansiyası
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Original title: Fountains Square, Baku 01
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2016-09-26Date not independently verified
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Original title: Murallas de Baku, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-26, DD 224-226 HDR
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Stomatoloq Fərid Zey… · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Original title: Nizami metrosu - panoramio
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Urek Meniashvili · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Original title: Fountains Square, Baku 2
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2016-09-26Date not independently verified
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Original title: Mezquita del Viernes, Baku, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-26, DD 33
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2018Date not independently verified
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Original title: Fountains Square 2018
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Original title: Icheri Sheher, Baku (P1090263)
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Aykhan Zayedzadeh · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Original title: Nizami metrostansiyası (2026) 1.jpg
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2010Date not independently verified
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Original title: Fountains Square, August 2010
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1870Date not independently verified
Unknown author · Public domain
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Original title: Baku in 1870
Date label in the source: 1870
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Aykhan Zayedzadeh · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Original title: Nizami metrostansiyası (2026) 2.jpg
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19th centuryDate not independently verified
Unknown author · Public domain
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Original title: Parapet meydanı XIX əsrin sonlarında
Date label in the source: 19th century
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1890–1891Date not independently verified
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Original title: City gate 1890-1891
Date label in the source: 1890–1891
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1917Date not independently verified
Unknown author · Public domain
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Original title: Parapet square in Baku
Date label in the source: 1917
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1910Date not independently verified
Магазин братьев Тер-Ованесовых, Баку. · Public domain
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Original title: Баку. Площадь по продаже угля перед крепостью. Молодой грузин. Почтовая открытка
Date label in the source: 1910
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