Absheron ( Azerb. Abşeron ) is a hotel in the capital of Azerbaijan , in the city of Baku , described as an "impressive hotel" [1] .
| Hotel | |
| Absheron | |
|---|---|
azerb. Abşeron  | |
 New building of the Absheron Hotel | |
| A country |  Azerbaijan |
| City | Baku |
| Established | 1965 year |
| Key dates | |
| 1999 - reconstruction 2009 - construction of a new building 2011 - opening of a new building | |
| Site | marriott.com/hotels/trav… |
Its twenty-story building has 243 rooms (on the 9th, 11th, 12th and 14th floors of the hotel there are single and double rooms, as well as suites ). It is led by JW Marriott .
The hotel is located on Freedom Square , not far from Primorsky Boulevard .
History
The hotel was built according to the plan of the architect Michael Useinov and put into operation in 1965 . The construction project reflected new trends in the development of Azerbaijani Soviet architecture [2] . It was reconstructed in 1999 [3] . The hotel had 16 floors and 343 rooms. People's artist of the USSR Mikail Abdullaev took part in the design of the hotel.
In 2009, the hotel building was demolished, and a new, 20-story building was built in its place. The opening of the new hotel building took place in 2011 . The new hotel has 243 rooms.
Gallery
Old hotel building at the end of 2008
Postage stamp Azerbaijan, 2012
Notes
- ↑ Haley, Ken. Emails From the Edge . - DoctorZed Publishing, August 15, 2011. - P. 66. - ISBN 978-1-921924-07-1 .
- ↑ T.A. Khanlarov. Architecture of Soviet Azerbaijan. - Stroyizdat, 1972. - S. 109. - 112 p.
Projects of a number of structures reflect new trends in the development of Azerbaijani Soviet architecture. The building of the General Post Office (architect M. Useynov), the hotel "Absheron" on the square. V. I. Lenin (architect M. Useynov), the Palace of Sports (architects T. Abdullaev, O. Isaev, Yu. Kadymov, T. Khanlarov), the Palace of pioneers and schoolchildren (architects S. Vaidov, Yu. Kadymov, A. Senj, T. Khanlarov) are the largest of them.
- ↑ Absheron Hotel Description: