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| Location | Baku |
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]
- ^ a b c "Azərbaycan Dövlət Filarmoniyası - Filarmoniya bağı", Baku Art, 15 January 2013 (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ a b Sevda İsmayıllı, "Qubernatorsuz, Mixailsiz, Pionersiz, Vahidsiz... Filarmoniya bağı", Azadlıq Radiosu, 10 April 2009 (in Azerbaijani)