Gulustan Palace, State convention center in Baku, Azerbaijan

Gulustan Palace is a large convention center in the capital equipped with multiple conference halls of varying sizes and modern technical facilities. The building accommodates governmental meetings, private business events, and public ceremonies all within its walls.

Construction began in 1970 on the initiative of Heydar Aliyev, with Alish Lambaranski overseeing as chief city architect; the palace opened in 1980. Its architects Nazim Hajibeyov and Hafiz Amirkhanov, with engineers Novruz Ismayilov and Kamil Karimov, received the State Award of the Azerbaijan SSR in 1982. On 20 September 1994 the "Contract of the Century" oil agreement was signed here.

The venue serves as Azerbaijan's primary location for high-level political and diplomatic gatherings. It hosts state receptions and international conferences that represent the nation on the global stage.

The palace sits on the hillside where the terrain drops sharply from west to east, so the two parade staircases inside lead up to the 960-seat main hall on the second floor. The building has two floors plus a lower basement level, with a total volume of 79,424 m³ and 8,525 m² of usable area. The 2020 rebuilding replaced the main hall, Eastern Hall and Conference Hall.

The palace's 960-seat main hall was reached by two grand ceremonial staircases from two foyers, and its stage connected to artist rooms on a mezzanine via ramps. The 1980 building also held a 100-seat cinema, a 40-seat children's café and bars with 75 and 129 seats.