Baku City Executive Power

Executive Power of the Baku City
Azerbaijani: Bakı Şəhər İcra Hakimiyyəti
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Alternative namesMayoralty of Baku, Baksovet (Baku Council)
General information
Architectural styleBaroque
LocationBaku, Sabail Raion, Istiglaliyyat St. 4
CountryAzerbaijan
Construction started1900
Completed1904
Cost400,000 Russian rubles
OwnerAzerbaijani government
Design and construction
Architect(s)Józef Gosławski

The Executive Power of the Baku City, informally called the mayoralty of Baku or the Baku Soviet (Baksovet), is the executive authority of Azerbaijan's capital, Baku. Its seat is in the Baroque building, built in the beginning of the 20th century.

During Soviet era the Executive Power of the Baku City was named the Executive Committee of the Baku City Workers' Deputies Council (in 1939–1977), then the Executive Committee of the Baku City National Deputies' Council (in 1977–1991). Since 1991 it has been named the executive power of the Baku City.