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• JW Marriott Absheron • 674 Azadliq Square • AZ 1010 Baku • jwmarriottbaku.com • + (994) 12 4998888 • facebook.com/JWMarriottAbsheronBaku 1 Nearby Attractions

1. Baku Boulevard is a promenade established in 1909 which runs parallel to Baku's seafront. Its history goes back to 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. Enjoy a lovely walk by the shore and have a traditional cup of tea in one of the numerous tea houses.

2. 28 Cinema 28 Cinema is the biggest cinema theatre in Baku with six cinema halls. Foreign language screenings (English and Turkish) are available. Crossing Azadliq ave. and Fizuli str., 28 Mall Phone: +994 12 4998988 28cinema.az/eng

3. Baku Jazz Center This is a place where connoisseurs of jazz music, prominent Azerbaijani and foreign jazz musicians gather every night. Every year the center becomes the headquarters for the traditional Baku Jazz Festival. In the last five years alone the festival has been joined by such famous figures of jazz such as Joe Zawinul, Toots Thielemans, Al Jarreau, Herbie Hancock and Billy Cobham. 19, R. Behbudov str. Phone: +994 12 4939941 jazz.az

4. State Academic and Ballet Theatre The Opera and Ballet Theatre was built in 1914 and restored in 1988. Apart from regular shows of Azerbaijani performers, the main stage saw luminaries of world opera and ballet such as Jose Carreras, Montserat Caballe, , Galina Vishnevskaya and others. 95, Nizami str. Phone: +994 12 4931651

These directions are for informational purposes only and we offer no guarantee of their competence or accuracy. Construction projects, traffic or other events may cause actual conditions to differ from thee results. • JW Marriott Absheron Baku • 674 Azadliq Square • AZ 1010 Baku • 2 jwmarriottbaku.com • + (994) 12 4998888 • Nearby Attractions 5. Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theatre The Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theatre named after was established in 1923. The theatre’s repertoire includes plays by foreign, Russian and national playwrights. 7, Khagani str. Phone: +994 12 4930063

6. Fountains Square Fountains Square is a public gathering place, especially after business hours and during the weekend. It is an attractive tourist destination with many boutiques, restaurants, shops and hotels.

7. National of Azerbaijan Literature named after National Museum of Azerbaijan Literature named after Nizami Ganjavi was established in 1939, in Baku. It is located in the city centre, not far from the Fountains Square and near the entrance of Icheri Sheher (). Now this museum is one of the greatest and richest treasuries of Azerbaijani culture. A manuscript of Nizami’s “Isgendername”, which was written in 1413, exemplar of a manuscript of ’s “Bangu-Bade” (1569), “The Eastern poem about Pushkin’s decease” of , personal autographs and other exhibits and expositions of great value are prides of the museum. 53, Istiglaliyyat str. Phone: +994 12 4921069 Opening hours: Monday - Saturday 11:00 - 16:00

8. Maiden’s Tower Qiz Qalasi () is located in the Icheri Sheher (Old City), Baku, Azerbaijan. It is an ancient tower with cultural affinity corroborating the presence Zoroastrians, Arabs, Persians, Ottomans and . Built in the 12th century, as part of the walled city of Baku, Qiz Qalasi with the ' dated to the 15th century, are an ensemble of historic monuments which have been inscribed under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments. Phone: +994 12 492 8304 Opening hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00 - 18:00

These directions are for informational purposes only and we offer no guarantee of their competence or accuracy. Construction projects, traffic or other events may cause actual conditions to differ from thee results. • JW Marriott Absheron Baku • 674 Azadliq Square • AZ 1010 Baku 3 • jwmarriottbaku.com • + (994) 12 4998888 • Nearby Attractions 9. Shirvanshahs' Palace Shirvanshahs' Palace is situated in the Icheri Sheher (Old City). The complex contains the main building of the palace, Divanhane (relaxation and guest meeting room), the burial-vaults, the 's mosque with a minaret, Seyid Yahya Bakuvi's mausoleum, a portal in the east - Murad's gate, a reservoir and the remnants of the bath-house. 76, Gasr str. Phone: +994 12 4928304 Opening hours: Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 19:00

10. Leopold & Home-Museum Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, is a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. He is widely considered as the greatest cellist of the second half of the 20th century. Pay a visit to the Home Museum to experience and see the life of a famous conductor. 19, L. and M. Rostropovich str. Phone: +994 12 4920265 Opening hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 - 18:00 ; Saturday 10:00 - 17:00

11. Museum of Modern Art The museum focuses on the second half of the twentieth century and contains over 800 works by notable Azerbaijani painters and sculptors, particularly avant garde art of the 1960s and 1970s, including Rasim Babayev, Ashraf Murad, Gennady Brejatjuk, Fazil Najafov, Mamed Mustafaev, Aga Houssejnov, and others. There are also non-Azerbaijani modern masterworks by Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall. 5, Yusif Safarov str. Phone: +994 12 4908404 mim.az/en Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday 11:00 - 21:00

These directions are for informational purposes only and we offer no guarantee of their competence or accuracy. Construction projects, traffic or other events may cause actual conditions to differ from thee results. • JW Marriott Absheron Baku • 674 Azadliq Square • AZ 1010 Baku 4 • jwmarriottbaku.com • + (994) 12 4998888 •