Until its oil boom of about 150 years ago, the city of Baku didn't really stretch beyond the walls of its old 12th-century fortress. But stand today atop the 15th-century Shirvanshahs' Palace, a ...

Timeless monuments meet modern marvels in the Azerbaijan capital.

In January 2015 we went for one of our last walks through the Sovetski neighborhood of Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital. A few buildings were already gone. But when we arrived on that winter day, it still ...

Thomas Krens, the influential former Guggenheim Museum director who oversaw the museum's dynamic, yet controversial expansion to Bilbao, Spain, now has energy-rich Baku, Azerbaijan, in his sights. At ...

Visitor Numbers Rise At International Mugham Center. Laman Ismayilova Read more The International Mugham Center (IMC), a prominent cultural landmark in Baku, has become a symbol of the city's identity ...