The House of Ramazanovs

The House of Ramazanovs
Azerbaijani: Ramazanovların evi
The house in 2019
Location in the Baku Old City
General information
Type	House
Architectural style	National Romantic
Address	Vali Mammadov Street 24, Old City, Baku
Country	Azerbaijan
Coordinates	40°21′51″N 49°50′5″E / 40.36417°N 49.83472°E / 40.36417; 49.83472
Completed	1895
Owner	Haji Mammadkarim Ramazanov

The House of Ramazanovs (Azerbaijani: Ramazanovların evi) is a 19th-century building located in the Old City of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The building was completed in 1895 by order of merchant Haji Mammadkarim Ramazanov, designed in the National Romantic style by an unknown architect.^[1][2]

The Ramazanovs' house was built in 1895 by order of merchant Haji Mammadkarim Ramazanov. The building belonged to Haji Mammadkarim Ramazanov and his wife Umbulbanu. The four-storey building was built in the National Romantic style.

Arches extending from the second floor to the last floor, as well as the language of the concha, referring to the stalactic system of the wooden balcony of the top floor, the domes and stone carvings give the building a special beauty. Elements of oriental architecture were used in the façades. On the first floor of the building, Haji Mammadkarim opened an electric theater called "Ermes". The second floor was leased to the famous businessman Rahim khan. On the third floor there were shops selling jewelry. The Ramazanov family lived on the fourth floor.

"Mugham nights" were organized from time to time on the wooden balcony of the building. The patterned balcony was the resting place of the Ramazanovs. The patterns on this balcony have an interesting symbolic meaning. Thus, the leaf-shaped patterns on the balcony symbolize that Baku is a windy city.^[1] The house where the Ramazanov family lived was divided into separate apartments during the Soviet era and distributed among the population.^[3]

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