Edificios

New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Large roy. 8vo. (23 x 18 cm). In English. 293, [4] p., color and b/w ills. Architects of Baku. Late XIX - early XX centuries. Baku is built in a single architectural - planinng gasp during 25 years, from 1880-1914. All historic blocks, main motorways of the city have been formed around the ancient city of Icherisheher. A number of architects, including Gasin Bey Hajibababeyov, Gafar Izmialov, Ziverbey Ahmadbeyov, E. I. Skibinsky, Fon der Nonne, P. Stern, I. Edel, A. Eichler and other have created architectural palette owing to local customers and oil-tycoons, such as H. J. Taghiev, Musa Naghiev, Shamsi Asadullaev (he was called the king of oil and kerosene) Isa bey Hadjinski, Teymur Bey Ashurbeyov and many others.