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Heydar Aliyev Center

Baku, Azerbaijan

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Heydar Aliyev Center

A cultural center in Baku, Azerbaijan, designed by Zaha Hadid, with a seamless curved building. Visitors walk through galleries of changing exhibitions, collections of carpets and dolls, and a vintage car museum.

Highlights

  • Carpet and instrument displays
  • Dolls and puppet figures
  • Contemporary art exhibitions

Good to know

  • Each museum needs a separate ticket
  • Buy tickets online to avoid queues
  • Long ticket queues at busy times

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