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Architecture & Design

Azerbaijan: Baku, the Old City & the New Skyline

Baku

Subject
Architecture & Design
For
Students aged 15 and above
Duration
6 days
Price
Priced to your group size and dates
Group size
Up to 25 students
Departure
Dates set with your school

Overview

The trip

Baku puts a medieval walled city, Soviet and oil-boom architecture, and some of the 21st century's boldest buildings within sight of each other.

Students explore the UNESCO-listed Old City with the Maiden Tower and the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, study Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center, a flowing building with no sharp corners, and see the Flame Towers and the Carpet Museum, shaped like a rolled carpet.

Learning outcomes

What students gain

Students will be able to:

  • Explain how Baku's Old City was built and why it survives inside a modern capital
  • Describe how the Heydar Aliyev Center uses continuous curves instead of corners
  • Compare medieval, Soviet-era and 21st-century building in one city
  • Discuss how a city uses landmark buildings to shape its image

The price covers

What's included

Included

  • Return international flights from Nairobi
  • Educational visits and expert-led sessions
  • Expert guide
  • Transport within the route
  • Shared accommodation with breakfast
  • Visa appointment support where applicable
  • Safety briefing
  • 24-hour guide support

Not included

  • Lunch and dinner
  • Entry fees outside the core programme
  • Personal spending

Itinerary

The day-by-day itinerary

The full schedule and quote come with your proposal.

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