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SHARG
BAZAAR
DISCOVER AZERBAIJAN’S ORIENTAL SPIRIT
PACKED WITH PRODUCTS AND ALIVE WITH
ACTIVITY, BAZAARS HAVE LONG BEEN AT
THE HEART OF DAILY LIFE IN AZERBAIJAN.
YOU’LL FIND THEM IN EVERY CORNER OF
THE COUNTRY, RANGING FROM JUST A
FEW STALLS SELLING FRUIT AND VEG TO
ENORMOUS PLACES WITH SOUVENIRS,
CRAFTS AND EVEN PETS. VISITING IS A
FUN WAY TO DISCOVER LOCAL FOOD
AND CULTURE – AND PRACTISE YOUR
BARTERING SKILLS!
IN BAKU, A UNIQUE BAZAAR IS ABOUT TO
REOPEN AFTER A MAJOR RENOVATION.
SHARG BAZAAR (EASTERN BAZAAR) IS
NO LONGER JUST AN EYE-CATCHING
MONUMENT OF SOVIET MODERNISM BUT
ALSO A MODERN-DAY MANIFESTATION OF
THE SILK ROAD – A SYNTHESIS OF FOOD,
CRAFTS AND MUSIC TO STIMULATE ALL
THE SENSES.
Architectural
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The original Sharg Bazaar was
designed in 1979 by the famous
architects Uruzmag Yarinovsky
and Pavel Revazov and opened
in 1982. It featured a series of octagonal
cupola-shaped buildings
set around a central yard and
was widely regarded as a masterpiece
of Soviet modernism for
its harmonious mix of socialist
severity and Oriental curves, so
much so that it became the first
Azerbaijani building to be nominated
for the Aga Khan Award for
Architecture in 1989. However,
over time it deteriorated and
restoration was required, which
began in 2018.
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