Zohrabbayovs' house

Zohrabbayovs' house
Azerbaijani: Zöhrabbəyovun evi
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General information
AddressOjaggulu Musayev street[1]
Town or cityShusha
CountryAzerbaijan
Coordinates39°45′34″N 46°45′22″E / 39.75953°N 46.75617°E / 39.75953; 46.75617
Completed19th century
Design and construction
Architect(s)Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi

The Zohrabbayovs' house is a 19th-century building that belonged to the representative of the noble Shusha family of the Zohrabbayovs, to Abbasgulu bey Zohrabbayov.[2]

History

The owner of the house, Abbasgulu bey Zohrabbayov (born in 1868 in Shusha), was a merchant of the second guild in the Russian Empire. The construction of the house began by his father, Mirza Akbar bey Zohrabbayov. After this death, Abbasgulu bey completed the construction. The huge and wide glazed veranda (Shushebend) of the house was completely decorated with antique drawings.[3] On each floor, there was a hall with a capacity of 200 - 250 people, a veranda, a bedroom, a nursery, a steam kitchen, a toilet, and sewerage lines. Masters from Iran and Turkey were involved in the construction, the architect was Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi, a native from Karabakh.[4]

After the Soviet occupation, Abbasgulu bey's house was confiscated, so he and his family moved to Baku. The house was subsequently converted into an art gallery.[5]

After the capture of the city of Shusha by the Armenian armed forces on 8 May 1992, the building was plundered, the valuable decoration of the house, stained glass mirrors (shabaka), and the wall paintings disappeared. Due to the 28 years of occupation, the building was in disrepair, it was destroyed.[6][7][8]

  • Condition of the house after the Armenian occupation:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Zöhrabbəyovun yaşayış evi" (in Azerbaijani). kataloq.gomap.az. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Nigar Adil, Səbuhi Məmmədli (January 22, 2021). "Bəy qızının bir əsrlik inadı: "Şuşaya gedə bilməzdim..."" (in Azerbaijani). lent.az. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Шебеке в доме Зохраббекова" (in Russian). photographer.az. August 12, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Ənvər Çingizoğlu (June 25, 2020). "Abbasqulu bəy Zöhrabbəyov: bəylikdən bəzirganlığa." (in Azerbaijani). xudaferin.eu. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Nigar Adil, Səbuhi Məmmədli (January 21, 2021). "Şuşadakı 81 illik sirr, dağılan tifaq, bəy qızının inadı - I hissə" (in Azerbaijani). lent.az. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Yelena Ostapenko, Emil Nəsirov (March 1, 2021). "Воспоминания дочери бека: «Я помню наш дом в Шуше вплоть до последнего камня…»/ Bəy qızının xatirələri: "Mən Şuşadakı evimizin axırıncı daşına qədər xatırlayıram"" (in Russian). 1news.az. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Damages to Azerbaijani culture as a result of Armenian occupation". karabakh.org. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  8. ^ Natig Nazimoghlu (2015). "Armenia is continuing its unprecedented destruction of monuments of Azerbaijani culture" (in Azerbaijani). elibrary.az. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.