Azadliq Square, Baku
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Mayoralty of Baku | |
Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
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Coordinates | 40°22′21″N 49°51′12″E / 40.37250°N 49.85333°E |
Construction | |
Construction start | 1960–70s |
Azadliq Square (Azerbaijani: Azadlıq meydanı), in Baku is the biggest city-centre square in Azerbaijan. It lies next to Baku Boulevard.
History
The square, formerly named Lenin Square after
Buildings and structures
- Government House
- Neftchiler Avenue
- JW Marriott Absheron Baku Hotel
- Hilton Baku
Gallery
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The construction of Government House in the 1930s.
Events
Parades
During the Cold War, Lenin Square was used as a parade ground for the annual
Demonstrations
Starting on 17 November 1988, large-scale demonstrations began in Baku's Lenin Square to protest against the alleged destruction of
Protests during the 2003 Azerbaijani protests took place on the square.[12]
Other
In 1989 one of Azerbaijan's greatest vocalists,
Transportation
Metro
The B6 Metro Station is planned in this area by Baku Metro in the future.
Tram
In February 2012, the government of Azerbaijan announced that it is planning to restore the tram line in Baku. A new line had to be laid along the seaside promenade of Baku Boulevard in central Baku as part of the Baku White City development project. Since then, Formula One made Alstom change the plans and the route of this tram line, which is never happened and project was not implemented yet.
See also
- Black January
- Azerbaijani independence movement
- Mayoralty of Baku
- Neftchiler Avenue
References
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- ^ Holding, APA Information Agency, APA. "Military parade held in Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
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- ^ Mark Malkasian, Gha-ra-bagh!: The Emergence of the National Democratic Movement in Armenia, p170. Wayne State University Press, 1996.
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