The story of Nizami Street
Nizami Street is named after Nizami Ganjavi, the great 12th-century poet from Ganja. During Baku's first oil boom at the turn of the 20th century, wealthy families built grand mansions in European styles along it.
Today its pedestrian section is lined with shops, cafés and restaurants, and it meets Fountain Square, a favourite meeting place with fountains and sculptures.
