My
first impression of Baku was its architecture. It may now be better known for
the contemporary architecture, buildings erected in recent years, but what
struck me first were the many impressive buildings, built in the late 19th
and early 20th centuries. The oil boom in Baku brought money, demand
for housing and created oil barons who had money and wanted to show it off.
They had their mansions built on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
The country continues to benefit from oil money, or at least some in the country evidently do… and so they continue to build…
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| The Carpet Museum |
And the oil pumps keep at it, seemingly everywhere...
Many thanks for the fascinating reports and photographs. These will save us an own trip to Azerbaijan and to Baku that we basically know from the European song contest.
ReplyDeleteDavid, this was very interesting.
ReplyDeleteFascinating travelogue.
ReplyDeleteThank you and very best regards,
סקירה מצוינת (כמו תמיד-מדויקת וממצה)
ReplyDeleteתודה על הסקירה אני אפיץ למתענינים.....
Vielen Dank für diesen so interessanten Artikel. Klar und gut berichtet, schon eine sehr liebenswürdige Geste, sich die Mühe zu machen .Die Photos sind betr. Architektur einmalig. Ein Vergnügen, wenn Freunde reisen, die einen so Teil haben lassen. Eine fremde Welt, von der man hier so gar nichts weiß.
ReplyDeleteLieber David, sehr interessant!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much David!
ReplyDeleteLoved Your pictures of Baku.
ReplyDeleteמרתק, יופי של תמונות!
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