Length of the embankment in Baku. Embankment in Baku - seaside park and other attractions. Entertainment and relaxation

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Probably, every city located on the banks of a river or sea has an embankment that is a kind of calling card. And every city tries to embellish it, to show everyone that “we have the best.” Baku is also no exception.

The Baku embankment opens its history in late XIX century, when in 1865 it was decided to dismantle the fortress wall, which was preventing air from entering the city, and the stones from the wall were partially used to strengthen the coastline and create a pier, and partially sold (the proceeds were used for the same needs).

But the date of birth of the Baku embankment is considered to be 1909. It was in that distant year that the talented engineer M. G. Gadzhinsky, together with the architect Adolf Eichler, developed a project for the Baku embankment combined with the boulevard, and then brought it to life.

The trees of the boulevard provided the desired shade and coolness, and the sea provided wonderful air. Then it was called “Alexandrovskaya Embankment”.

Much water has flown under the bridge since that time. Rulers changed, the sea changed... But the embankment survived all the changes, periodically changing itself, but remaining a favorite place for the townspeople.

And in 1998, the Azerbaijani government awarded it the status of a National Park.

The embankment underwent its last changes in 2010. Now its length is about 5 km. And they gave her a very simple name - “Boulevard”.

But the story of the embankment does not end there. The project has already been adopted, and not only accepted, but its implementation has also begun, according to which it will grow to 25 km.

Well, personally, I really liked the embankment. Wide, spacious, elegant.

It combines, as in the old days, open space along the coast and a shady boulevard.

A neat park area with flower beds, intricately trimmed bushes and many beds with roses and other flowers.

It's really nice to relax here. On the boulevard there is a cafe where you can have a good time, and a carousel swing area for all ages.

No wonder they placed on the embankment best hotels Baku: Hilton, Absheron.

Now all major city holidays are held on the Baku embankment. They also hold international competitions on boats with beautiful name"Flame on the Water"

And on summer evenings, Baku residents enjoy strolling along the embankment, enjoying the views of the Caspian Sea...

Beautiful city. Sea, flowers, fountains...

Not every city can boast such an embankment, right?

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Baku Seaside Boulevard is one of the attractions of Baku, favorite place recreation for Baku residents and city guests. In 2009, he celebrated his 100th anniversary. The length of the park is about this moment 9 km 700 meters, after general reconstruction it will be 25 km.
Start of construction
The history of the Baku boulevard dates back to the beginning of the 19th century, when the Baku city government repeatedly discussed the issue of creating a seaside boulevard. But only in 1909 were concrete steps taken, initiated by the Azerbaijani engineer Mamedhasan Hajinsky. The city authorities allocated 600,000 rubles for the construction of the boulevard. Baku patrons also provided material support. The city authorities announced a competition for the best project, in which about 30 specialists took part, including prominent architects and civil engineers. The winner of the competition was G. M. Termikelov. First, the coastal area located between the pier of the Caucasus and Mercury society and the house of Seid Mirbabaev was landscaped. Nowadays this territory stretches from the Puppet Theater to Azneft Square. Territories were cleared, trees and shrubs were planted, and flower beds were laid out. According to the design of engineer N. Baev, a bathhouse was also built on the boulevard, which looked like a fairy tale summer palace. In the 40s, due to rising water levels in the Caspian Sea and partial reconstruction of the boulevard, the bathhouse was liquidated. By the beginning of the 50s, the length of Primorsky Boulevard was already 2.7 km, from the ship repair plant. "Paris Commune" to the new marine passenger station.
70s and 80s
In 1966, according to the design of the architect M. Huseynov, on Primorsky Boulevard, in the area of ​​​​Azadlyg Square, an area open to the sea was created, which ended with descents to the sea, decorated with parterre greenery, flower beds and a cascade of fountains. In 1967, M. Huseynov was trained new project reconstruction of the entire Primorsky Boulevard. Due to a significant decrease in the level of the Caspian Sea, which reached its lowest level in 1977, as a result of which a wide strip of the former seabed was exposed, work was undertaken to create a second lower terrace of the Primorsky Park, where alleys, lawns and fountains were built.
90s
Due to a sharp rise in the level of the Caspian Sea in the 90s, a significant part of the Primorsky Park was flooded, including the walking overpass, boat pier and yacht club. As a result of the reconstruction work, the lower terrace of the boulevard was raised by several meters.
Recent history
In 2007, in the Primorsky Park, opposite Azneft Square, a musical fountain, which has no analogues in the world, was opened. In 2008, construction of the second fountain, built opposite the Government House, was completed. 15 attractions, the Mirvari cafe, the Bahar cinema, a summer children's theater and a parachute tower, built on the initiative of the former mayor of Baku Alisha Lemberansky, were updated and restored.
In connection with the presidential decree, a general reconstruction of the Seaside Park began in 2008, for which the Baku City Hall will allocate 500 million US dollars. The territory of the Primorsky Park will be increased fivefold. Its length will stretch from the sea station to the village of Zykh and from the Palace of Hand Games to the Bibi-Heybat Mosque. Large-scale reconstruction will be completed before 2015.
Governmental support
By order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev dated December 29, 1998, Primorsky Boulevard was given the status of a National Park.
By decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated January 10, 2008, taking into account the importance of Primorsky Boulevard for the history, culture and environmental safety of the people, the Primorsky Boulevard Department was created under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic. In accordance with this decree, the capital improvement of Primorsky Boulevard was started national park.

The capital of Azerbaijan is spread over a wide 20-kilometer amphitheater on the shores of the Baku Bay of the Caspian Sea, bounded by Cape Sultan from the east, Cape Shikhov from the southwest, and the islands of the Baku archipelago Gum, Dash-Zira and Boyuk-Zira from the south and southeast. The sea façade of Baku is one of business cards city, and the Primorsky Boulevard, stretching along the entire coast of the bay, is a favorite place for tourists and townspeople to walk.

1. Green trees and flowers here are pleasing to the eye even in January.

In the early 2000s, the leadership of Azerbaijan signed profitable international contracts with a number of large foreign oil companies, and in 2003-2006, a large oil pipeline was built Baku - Tbilisi - Ceyhan (Turkey) with a throughput capacity of 1.2 million barrels of oil per day - new way transportation of Caspian oil to Turkish ports Mediterranean Sea bypassing Russia and Iran. Almost instantly, as oil money began to flow into the treasury, the appearance of Baku began to change rapidly - countless skyscrapers began to appear like mushrooms, instead of the old typical Soviet quarters (which in some places were cleared and completely demolished), new houses began to be built, proud flagpoles flew up, boulevards were reconstructed, streets, dozens of bright new dominants have appeared in the city... I think that anyone who has not been to Baku for 20 years would simply not recognize this city today. Few cities in the world change so quickly, and nowhere else do East and West combine so harmoniously and chaotically. As a popular guidebook writes, “the capital of Azerbaijan is the architectural love child of Paris and Dubai, albeit with big amount Soviet genes, half-hidden in the background."

2. One of the new symbols of Baku is the three Flame Towers skyscrapers, built in 2007-2012. They symbolize the coat of arms of Baku (which depicts three oil torches over the sea) and the motto of the whole of Azerbaijan - “Land of Fire”. The towers look especially impressive in the evening illumination - we will see this again.

3. On the shores of Baku Bay near the port, several more magnificent skyscrapers are being built, including this “Crescent” building, which should soon become another architectural highlight of the city. Interestingly, opposite it on the other side of the bay there will be a spherical skyscraper - the “Sun”, also known by the nickname “Death Star”.

4. New luxurious skyscrapers of the most bizarre shapes harmoniously coexist with monuments of the past in Baku. One of them is the House of the Government of Azerbaijan ("House of Soviets") - a brilliant example of Stalinist Empire architecture. IN Soviet time The government of the Azerbaijan SSR was located here, and in front of the building on a high pedestal there was a monument to Lenin. Today, instead of Lenin, the national flag flies on the pedestal, and the offices of state companies and several ministries operate in the restored building.

The photo clearly shows the empty pits of the Formula 1 teams, which are located here during auto racing.

5. Right there, on Freedom Square (former Lenin Square) is the Absheron Hotel. Until 2008, there was an old hotel here, still Soviet-built, built in 1965. In 2009, the old building was demolished and a new modern five-star Marriott hotel appeared in its place.

6. Water surface Baku Bay. In the distance in the port you can see oil platforms, drilling rigs, and oil production vessels.

7. Today it is calm - the islands of the Baku archipelago are clearly visible on the horizon.

8. We continue our walk along the embankment from the House of Soviets towards the Flame Towers. The monumental building of the Museum Center was built in 1957 and during Soviet times there was a Lenin Museum here. Today it houses the Museum of Musical Culture, the Museum of Azerbaijan Independence and the Theater Museum.

9. The 20-kilometer Primorsky Boulevard is, without a doubt, the calling card of Baku.

10. Formula 1 races take place right on the streets of Baku and have been held in the capital of Azerbaijan since 2016.

11. In winter, a huge Christmas tree is installed on Primorsky Boulevard; performances, concerts and street events for children are held here.

12. Now let's look at Baku from the heights of the Nagorny Park. You can take the funicular from the embankment to the top of the hill, but there is always a long queue, and in the evening the intervals are around 20 minutes. Therefore, if you have the strength, it is easier to walk up.

13. At the foot of the "Flame Towers".

14. Monument to Azi Aslanov, Soviet military leader, twice hero Soviet Union, commander of tank brigades, major general of armored forces. He participated in the defense of Kyiv, in the battles of Stalingrad, in the liberation of Belarus, the Baltic states, and died in January 1945 during reconnaissance of the area in the Liepaja region.

16. Mostly the dates of death are 1991, 1992, 1993, the very height of the Karabakh war. In 2013, I had the opportunity to visit Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh - there are also many monuments and memorials to those who died in this war (well, of course, to our own). Whether in Armenia or Azerbaijan, the memory of those killed in Karabakh is honored on both sides of the front and considered their own national heroes.

17. The Eternal Flame Memorial appeared here on the hill in 1998.

19. So observation deck The Nagorny Park offers wonderful panoramas of the city, the Flame Towers, Primorsky Boulevard and Baku Bay.

21. Baku is one of the most rapidly transforming cities in the world. And it continues to transform year after year. Several very impressive buildings are now being built here at once - I have already spoken about skyscrapers in the shape of a crescent and a sun. And in this photo - under construction shopping mall in the shape of a Caspian lotus flower.

The pearl of Baku and one of its calling cards - Primorsky Boulevard was not born immediately. Once upon a time there was a city wall at this place, protecting Baku from attacks from the sea.

In the 60s of the 19th century, the wall turned out to be unnecessary - there was no one to raid Baku, and they decided to demolish it. The wall was dismantled, the city government sold the stone for 44 thousand rubles - a huge amount of money at that time. On them, the authorities created a 30-meter space along the shore - a prototype of the future embankment. Around the same time, original buildings in the Moorish style began to grow there - after all, at first it was decorated mainly with warehouses with goods and the piers of shipping companies. All this was intended for trade with Persia. Thus began the long and eventful history of the Baku Primorsky Boulevard.

Today it is compared to the world famous Copacabana Boulevard in Rio and the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. But Primorsky Boulevard in Baku is unique. This is an embankment that stretches for 5 kilometers along the seashore, and literally tomorrow its length will increase five times more! Today the embankment starts at the foot of the Nagorny Park and runs along the shore of the Caspian Sea, past Icheri Shekher - the Old Town to seaport. The most picturesque part of the boulevard is located between Nagorny Park and the Governor's Garden (Azneft Square). This is not a dull strip of asphalt under the scorching sun. Throughout the entire boulevard, cozy shady alleys have been planted, canals akin to Venetian ones have been dug, flower beds have been laid out, cafes have been set up under open air, where it’s so good to drink a glass of mineral water with the strongest coffee brewed in Azerbaijani style in the heat and play chess. Here, on this boulevard, no one is in a hurry, especially in the evenings. But in the evening, when the heat of the day subsides a little, the boulevard blossoms. It seems that all of Baku has gathered here. Families walk, loving couples roam, everything is here. Particularly interesting is the Carpet Museum, where samples of ancient Azerbaijani and Iranian carpet weaving are collected and carefully preserved.

Near the Carpet Museum there is a pier where pleasure ships and boats moor, they set off on their daily journey along the picturesque canals, and at some point it seems that you are no longer in Baku, but in Venice, especially since the banks of the canals are built the houses are in the Venetian style, and there are openwork bridges across the canal. Another shock awaits in the Old Town. The symbol of Baku, glorified by poets, overlooks the embankment here. Primorsky Boulevard in Baku is of national importance. Like Red Square in Moscow, Khreshchatyk in Ukraine or St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. By decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated January 10, 2008, taking into account the importance of Primorsky Boulevard for the history, culture and ecology of the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Primorsky Boulevard Office was created under the Cabinet of Ministers. In accordance with the same document, the Primorsky Boulevard began to be thoroughly improved and reconstructed. The money was allocated by the Baku City Hall.

When the plan is fully implemented, the territory of the Primorsky Park will be increased fivefold. It will stretch from the Marine Station to the village of Zykh and from the Palace of Hand Games to the Bibi-Heybat Mosque - 25 kilometers. Today, on the boulevard in the National Seaside Park located next to it, major reconstruction continues, the green area is expanding, new musical fountains are being built, and the coastline. All work is planned to be completed by 2015, and then we will all be able to see the updated Primorsky Boulevard. He will appear in all his splendor from the Bayylov Heights to Zykh. Construction of new ultra-modern hotels is already underway here. It is worth noting that all industrial facilities located along the construction route will be moved outside the city. Undoubtedly, this will improve the environmental situation in Baku - just as the demolition of the fortress wall once gave access to the city to fresh sea wind.

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The handsome Baku seaside boulevard stretches for 16 kilometers along the picturesque coast of the Caspian Sea. Residents of Baku joke that once you’ve been here, you won’t have to see anything in the city, and you’ll return home oversaturated with impressions. As befits any self-respecting promenade, the Baku seaside boulevard can boast of more than a century of history (the first holidaymakers took a stroll here in 1909!) and a host of attractions and entertainment along its length, including a magnificent light and music fountain, designed to outshine the Emirati’s belt. "brother", Ferris wheel, central square"Azneft", a children's theater, an amusement park and much more. In a word, at any time of the day, the seaside boulevard of Baku blooms, smells fragrant and encourages city guests to enjoy the joys of life.

A little history

The idea of ​​improving the Baku embankment appeared at the end of the 19th century, but the first steps in this direction were taken only in 1909. The city administration allocated quite a lot of money for those times - about 600 thousand pre-revolutionary rubles - and attracted the best architects and engineers to the construction. They cleared the area, laid out flower beds and flower beds, and built a summer bathhouse. Throughout the 20th century, the Baku seaside boulevard continued to lengthen, but was highly dependent on the level of the Caspian Sea, which repeatedly eroded and flooded the promenade. In 1998, it received the status of a national park, and in 2007, large-scale reconstruction work began here - and the boulevard blossomed with fountains, recreation areas, an amusement park and a lot of cafes and restaurants.

The fountain on the boulevard has no analogues in the world either in the “fluffiness” of the jets or in the accuracy of their following of the melody.

What to see

The number one attraction on the Baku Seaside Boulevard is the musical fountain opened in 2007 in the Seaside Park. According to the authorities, it has no analogues in the world either in terms of the “fluffiness” of the jets or in the accuracy of their following the melody. Everyone can be convinced of this - performances are held regularly, after dark. Another remarkable fountain, albeit smaller, is located opposite the Government House.

It is not for nothing that the Primorsky Park received national status - in the beneficial climate of the Caspian Sea, ornamental plants and shrubs bloom and smell fragrant here, and several dozen species of trees, including rare ones, thrive. You should definitely pay attention to the Darwinian diversity of cacti. Also on the promenade, the parachute tower attracts attention - it has been restored and shines with bright lighting.

Entertainment

Not only children of all ages, but also adults will definitely enjoy the Bulsur amusement park - there are about a dozen modern attractions - “for babies” and quite extreme ones. Nearby there is a Ferris wheel - an excellent opportunity to admire the lights of night Baku from a height of 60 meters. A cinema and a summer children's theater are also responsible for the cultural component of recreation on the boulevard.

On Baku Boulevard, you should definitely stop by one of the tea houses and enjoy real Azerbaijani tea, accompanied by sweets or dried fruits.