Filarmoniya Bağı
Filarmoniya Bağı (Filarmonia Park or Philharmonia Garden), sometimes called Gubernator's or Governor's Park, is a park in Baku, Azerbaijan, next to Baku fortress.
The park was established beginning in 1830; ship's captains coming from Iran were asked to bring a sack of soil to add to it.[1][2] It was extended in the 1860s and 1870s to 4.6 hectares (11 acres) and originally called Mixaylov bağı, Mikhaelovsky Garden, after the governor.[1] In the early 20th century, there were plans to create a concert hall in the park, but the necessary felling of trees led to objections. A summer pavilion was built.[2] The park was renovated in the 1970s and then further renovated beginning in 2007 on orders of President Ilham Aliyev. An old-fashioned fountain designed by the French company Inter Art has been added.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Azərbaycan Dövlət Filarmoniyası - Filarmoniya bağı", Baku Art, 15 January 2013 (Azerbaijani)
- 1 2 Sevda İsmayıllı, "Qubernatorsuz, Mixailsiz, Pionersiz, Vahidsiz... Filarmoniya bağı", Azadlıq Radiosu, 10 April 2009 (Azerbaijani)
External links
Media related to Filarmoniya Bağı at Wikimedia Commons- Filarmoniya Bağı at Parks & Gardens (Azerbaijani)
Coordinates: 40°21′49″N 49°49′59″E / 40.363735°N 49.832946°E