Niyazi Street

Niyazi Street, formerly known as Sadovaya Street, Narimanova Street, Chkalov Street, received its current name in 1990. Sadovaya and Narimanova street was called until 1939, Chkalov - until 1990.

The construction of the Sadovoi Street with a length of 450 meters began in 1885. The first buildings on it were the two-storey Mariinsky Gymnasium, the Debour mansion, built in the classic style, a three-storey house in the style of the French Renaissance, built according to the project of the Tiflis architect Stern. DeBoer Mansion is the only building in the city that is perceived in three dimensions in the middle of a flat perimeter building.

Now on the street is the National Museum of Art of Azerbaijan, named after the artist Rustam Mustafayev, which has more than 17,000 works of art. The museum presents works not only of Azerbaijan, but also of Russia, East and Western Europe.