Ibrahim Khalil Khan palace

Ibrahim Khalil Khan palace (Azerbaijani: İbrahimxəlil xan sarayı) or Ibrahim Khalil Khan castle (Azerbaijani: İbrahimxəlil xanın qəsri) is a historical palace located in the south-eastern part of Shusha, near Dashalty village. In some sources, the palace is also called palace of Karabakh Khans.

Ibrahim Khalil Khan palace
Azerbaijani: İbrahimxəlil xan sarayı
Fortress walls surrounding the palace complex of Ibrahim Khalil Khan
Alternative namesPalace of Karabakh Khans
General information
LocationShusha State Historical and Architectural Reserve
Town or cityShusha
CountryAzerbaijan
Coordinates39.7577°N 46.7591°E / 39.7577; 46.7591
Construction started1751
Construction stopped1753
ClientPanah Ali Khan

An architectural monument of national importance registered in Azerbaijan.[1]

History

It was built in 1751-1753 by the order of Panah Ali Khan.[2] The palace was damaged after the Armenian occupation of Shusha in May 1992. On November 8, 2020, the city was liberated.[3]

About

Ibrahim Khalil Khan palace was a square building and was surrounded on four sides by castle walls. Semicircular towers open from inside are located at four corners of castle walls. Servants who served the people living in the palace lived in the residential buildings connected to the towers, inside the palace.[4]

The main entrance to the north of the castle is protected by a prismatic volume. From this point of view, the entrance of the castle repeats the technique applied at Ganja Gate of Shusha fortress. This type of construction technique strengthens the protection of the door and reduces the possibility of direct access to it to zero.[5]

All the buildings included in the palace complex are covered with arches and ceilings made of small well-hewn stones.[4]

Entrance door construction: door stone made of solid stone (2.40 x 0.70 x 0.45 m) stands on a door frame made of solid stone and 2.10 meters high. There is a relief arch made of well-hewn stones on the door frame. The tympanum of the arch is made of large rough stones with idol masonry. This kind of entrance doors is widespread in the architecture of Shusha.[4]

See also

References
  1. "The captive monuments of Shusha". dqdk.gov.az. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. Xəzani, Mir Mehdi (1950). [Mir_Mehdi_Xəzani_və_onun__Kitabi-tarixi_Qarabağ__əsəri Kitab-tarixi-Qarabağ]. Bakı: Azərbaycan Elmlər Akademiyası nəşriyyatı. {{cite book}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. "Şuşanın azad edilməsi müharibənin və danışıqların taleyinə necə təsir edəcək?". BBC Azərbaycanca. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  4. Саркисов & Ализаде 1950, p. 121
  5. Газета Кавказ, № 58. Тифлис. 1857.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Source
  • Авалов, Э. В. (1977). Архитектура города Шуши и проблемы сохранения его исторического облика. Баку: Элм.
  • Саркисов, А. В.; Ализаде, А. М. (1950). О некоторых архитектурных памятниках Шуши (Памятники архитектуры Азербайджана (сборник материалов), т. II ed.). Москва-Баку.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Фатуллаев, Ш. С. (1970). Памятники Шуши. Баку.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Саламзаде, А. В. (1964). Архитектура Азербайджана XVI-XIX вв.. Баку.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Дубровин, Н. (1886). История войны и владычества русских на Кавказе (т.3 ed.). СПб.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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