Standing just outside the city walls, travelers enjoy views back toward the historic core while exploring monumental buildings shaped by the political upheavals of the 1920s. This area reflects a time of transition — from empire to independence, and soon after, Soviet rule — when architecture was used to express power, order, and modernity.

Here we discuss how socialist realism, contributed to nation-building process for Azerbaijanis, but also art and architecture in Azerbaijan SSR.

Intersection of Samad Vurgun and Nizami streets is one of the busiest streets of Baku with great view of Stalinist Architecture from 1950s.

Nizami street is the central shopping and entertaining core of modern day Baku. 800 m of 3.5 km long street is traffic free and it is one of the most busiest part of the city with full of people who take their time after work to stress out and relax in restaurant, shops and concert halls and theatres.

Over half an hour we will walk through cultural sections of Nizami street, where Song Theatre, National Library, Opera and Ballet Theatre and Lev Landau, Nobel Prize Winner, to talk rich artistic cultural heritage of Baku.

The street and the park historically known as Molokanskaya as it named after spiritual Christians exiled to Azerbaijan from Russia. It's been one of the central streets of downtown Baku. Here locates (a) Khagani (formerly Molokan) Park and (b) Russian Drama Theatre. We will discuss Russians and Russian language and Azerbaijani Society.

Gigantic and Iconic Soviet Landmark in Baku

Dənizkənarı Milli Park, also known as National Park is a promenade established in 1909, which runs parallel to Baku's seafront. Its history goes back more than 100 years, to a time when Baku oil barons built their mansions along the Caspian shore and when the seafront was artificially built up inch by inch.