Heydar Aliyev Palace
concert hall in Baku
Heydar Aliyev Palace (Azeri: Heydər Əliyev Adına Saray, also known as Baku Palace, formerly Republic Palace (Respublika Sarayı) and during the Soviet era known as Lenin Palace (Лeнин aдынa) is the main music venue of Baku, Azerbaijan, seating 2,500 people. The palace was renamed after the death of Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev in 2003. Alish Lemberanskiy was the designer and main visioner of the palace.
It is a concert complex where state events are held alongside cultural programs. The concert hall of the palace is considered to be the biggest scene in the republic.
History
The palace operates as "Palace named after VI Lenin" from December 14, 1972. In 1991, it was renamed to "Republic Palace". According to the decree of the Azerbaijani Ilham Aliyev dated March 10, 2004, the palace was renamed to "Heydar Aliyev Palace".
In 2007-2008, the palace was fundamentally repaired - equipped with new equipment, changes were made in appearance. The palace has been put into operation on October 16.
“Heydar Aliyev Palace” enters the record as concert hall in Baku. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Heydar, Aliyev and Palace can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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