Khrisanfa Vasilyev, Pavel Kognovitsky, Josef Goslavsky, Tagiyev Theatre, 1882-1904, Baku, Public domain
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Khrisanfa Vasilyev, Pavel Kognovitsky, Josef Goslavsky, Tagiyev Theatre, 1882-1904, Baku, Public domain
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Tagiyev Theatre in Baku

Baku | Azerbaijan

ID: POL-001304-P/134942

Tagiyev Theatre in Baku

Baku | Azerbaijan

The Taghiyev Theatre by Khrisanf Vasilyev was built between 1882 and 1883 on the initiative of industrialist and philanthropist Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev. It is located on Merkurievskaya Street (now Azerbaijan Prospect 8). It has the form of a 3-storey brick, plastered building with rustication. After its fire in December 1899, its renovation, which lasted until 1904, was handled by Pavel Kognovitsky (together with Jozef Goslavsky). It was the first theatre in Baku.