Azadliq Square, in Baku is the biggest city-centre square in Azerbaijan. It lies next to Baku Boulevard.
The Government House on the square.
Armored vehicles on the square during a parade in 2011.
The construction of Government House in the 1930s.
The building on a Soviet stamp 40th anniversary of Azerbaijan SSR
Baku Boulevard is a promenade established in 1909 which runs parallel to Baku's seafront. Its history goes back more than 100 years, to a time when Baku oil barons built their mansions along the Caspian shore and when the seafront was artificially built up inch by inch.
Baku Boulevard
The Baku boulevard in the early 20th century
Baku boulevard today
The parachute tower.