May 18 is the International Day of Museums / The Palace of Mirahmad Khan

The Palace of Mirahmad Khan This perfect example of oriental architecture has been gracing the center of Lankaran since 1913. Despite the fact that the architects were French, we still see the mastership and beauty of the oriental art of building. The house with its three floors was the first multi-story building in the city. Its history is interesting enough and rich in the events. Mir Ahmad Khan ordered to build a palace for his wife Tugra to celebrate her winning the contest on the Transcaucasian beauties. After the revolution, the building was socialized, and the fate of its inhabitants was tragic. Later, it housed the Soviet authorities. Today, the Lankaran History-Ethnography Museum is located in the building exhibiting more than seven thousand artifacts related to the region's history.