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Azerbaijani: Səadət Sarayı, Palace of Marriage former Mukhtarov Palace

This is a historic building in the center of Baku, Azerbaijan, built in Neo-Gothic style in 1912. The building was built by an Azerbaijani Oil Baron Murtuza Mukhtarov for his wife Lisa. The designer was the Polish architect Józef Plośko. After Sovietization in 1920 the building was given to the Club of Liberated Turkic Women, after which it functioned as the Shirvanshahs' Museum. During the existence of Azerbaijan SSR, the palace functioned as the Palace of Marriage Registrations. On 2 August 2001, by a resolution issued by the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan, the building was listed as real estate of historic and state importance and was to be protected as a monument of Azerbaijani culture. The street lying on the right side of the building is named Murtuza Mukhtarov.

Address
Sabail Raion, Istiglaliyyat St. 4
Getting there
Metro Nariman Narimanov (Nəriman Nərimanov) 600 m N

Listing from Wikivoyage: Baku, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.