Baku Puppet Theatre, Puppet theatre on Neftchilar Avenue, Baku, Azerbaijan
The Baku Puppet Theatre occupies an eclectic building on Neftchilar Avenue, designed by Polish architect Józef Płoszko in 1910. Its facade features four mythological figures: Mercury, Bacchus, Poseidon, and Aphrodite. The auditorium, measuring 24 meters long, 11 meters wide, and 10 meters high, originally had 400 seats in the parterre, plus 7 loges and 3 verandas.
A Polish architect designed the building in 1910 as a cinema called Phenomenon. It was converted into a puppet theater in 1931 and has kept that role ever since.
Shows are performed in Azerbaijani and Russian, with daytime programs aimed at children and evening shows for adults. The theater draws families from across the city and remains a popular gathering point for local audiences.
The building stands on Neftchilar Avenue along Baku Boulevard, where the cinema opened in June 1910 before greenery was planted there. The hall measures 24 m long, 11 m wide and 10 m high, with 400 seats in the parterre, 7 loges and 3 verandas above. Look for the four mythological figures on the facade: Mercury, Bacchus, Poseidon and Aphrodite.
When the building opened as a cinema, it was fitted with an ozonator that refreshed the air in the hall every 15 minutes. That kind of ventilation technology was rare in entertainment venues of that era.
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