MARTYRS' ALLEY

Located on the hill overlooking the city above the west end of the Boulevard, the Martyrs' Aisle is a place characterized by history and emotion. Since 1991, this large park, several times renovated, is dedicated to the martyrs of the country: those of the war of independence (including the victims of the massacre carried out in Baku by the Soviet troops on January 20, 1990) and those of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. At the entrance, note the memorial dedicated to the 1,130 Turkish officers and soldiers sent to Baku by Ataturk to dislodge the English from the Azerbaijani coast. The small mosque with typically Sunni minarets, built by Turkey, appears tiny next to the gigantic building that dominates the hill on the top of its thirty-three stories, all three of which symbolize Baku's three flames.

By browsing the aisle itself, they are hundreds of graves, all overcome by a plaque engraved with the effigy of the buried hero, which are lined up on the hill. The atmosphere is gathered there and the general atmosphere somewhat similar to that of Father Lachaise, the emotion of war in addition. At the end of the cemetery is a gazebo with an eternal flame, from where you can admire the view over the whole Baku. A funicular allows access to the Martyrs' aisle from the end of the Boulevard.