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History

The Palace of Happiness

The Palace of Happiness, one of Baku's romantic manifestations, is an architectural masterpiece erected with love and affection by Murtuza Mukhtarov, a patriotic son of Azerbaijan, a well-known philanthropist. Like Agha Murtuza's life path, his love life was also turbulent and unusual. He often visi...

Murtuza Mukhtarov

Murtuza Mukhtarov (1865-1920) was born in Khila, a small settlement near Baku that is now known as Amirjan. The famous Azerbaijani millionaire, philanthropist was a prominent representative of the Azerbaijani oil industry. He was known as an entrepreneur who concentrated much of the contract drillin...

Lisa Tuganova

Murtuza Mukhtarov's wife, Lisa Mukhtarova (Tuganova), originally from the Ossetian nobility, was born and raised in Vladikavkaz. Her parents were from the most respected aristocratic lineage.Even though the couple who loved each other, had affectionate, compassionate and respectful feelings towards ...

Architect Joseph Ploshko

European architects built and created in Baku from the second half of the 19th century. Among them was the talented Polish architect Joseph Ploshko. Thanks to his great talent and diligence, Ploshko established a splendid reputation and conquered Baku people`s hearts with his beautiful architectural...

Muslim Ladies’ Club

In 1920, the Muslim Ladies’ Club named after Ali Bayramov was established. Jeyran Bayramova, Ayna Sultanova, Masma Mammadova, Malaknisa Malikova were active members of the club. The department of visual arts in the society was entrusted to Ms. Kaysar Kashiyeva. She was the first female Muslim artist...

The Palace of Official Receptions

On July 5, 2012, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev and the First Vice-President Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva participated in the opening ceremony of the Palace after restoration. The ancient building was fundamentally repaired and restored, all the existing decorative elements of...