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Baku, Azerbaijan

Nizami Cinema

Baku, Azerbaijan

Nizami Cinema
Photo: Sefer azeri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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The Nizami Cinema in Baku, Azerbaijan, is a Constructivist movie theater designed by Sadig Dadashov and Mikayil Useynov. Built in 1934 as a cultural venue, the cinema exemplifies the geometric severity and functional aesthetic of early Soviet modernism. The building stands as a cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan, representing an important chapter in the nation's twentieth-century architectural development and cinema history.

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Type
movie theater, cultural heritage
Heritage
cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan
Place
Baku, Azerbaijan

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