Baku is a city of unique architectural solutions and beautiful buildings. In this review we will tell about five of the most beautiful mosques of the city that are definitely worth seeing with your own eyes.
Heydar Mosque
The mosque impresses not only with its majestic size and four minarets with a height of 95 meters, but also with its architectural beauty both outside and inside. The mosque is especially impressive in the light of evening illumination.
Bibi-Heybat
The mosque on the shore of the Baku bay impresses not so much with its external beauty as with its interior decoration — shimmering emerald tiles adorn the walls and ceiling of the room. For the first time in the place of the modern Bibi-Heybat a mosque was built back in the 13th century.
Taza Pir
This mosque, built at the beginning of the last century, is located near the Central Park, its beauty lies in the unique patterns of the Azerbaijani school of painting and rare oriental ornaments.
Juma Mosque
The mosque in the heart of the Old City was first built back in the 14th century and impresses not only with its external architectural beauty, but also with its rich history.
Palace Mosque
This mosque is part of the historical complex of the Palace of the Shirvanshahs in the Icheri Sheher district and was built back in the 15th century. From the outside this mosque is simple, but it attracts with a special atmosphere of antiquity, rich history, and beautiful interior decoration.
