Western Azerbaijan Heritage

Iravan until 1828, Erivan from 1828 to 1936. 

Yerevan since 1936.

Architec­ture

Armenians did not pay atten­tion to Ali Khan's building because it is one of the examples of architecture representing the material and cul­tural heritage of Azerbaijan in the city of Ira­van.

Ali Khan's mansion was one of the grandest houses in Iravan. The building, similar to a palace in terms of appearance and size, reflected the richness of Azer­baijani and Eastern architecture. The buil­ding stood out from other buildings in the city with a large number of specially de­sig­ned windows placed in order to pro­vide light. In front of the building, on the right side, there were four poles with one end on the ground and the other end on the belt section between the first and se­cond floors. The presence of such poles, which are usually placed on buildings with fences and in danger of falling, en­sured the stability of the building.

The building of Ali Khan, which is important in terms of Azer­baijani archi­tec­ture and archi­tec­tural history, shows that Ira­van has develo­ped as much as other European and Eastern big cities in terms of urban planning and architecture.