Tigran Melikov's House

Tigran Melikov's House
Azerbaijani: Tiqran Məlikovun evi
Location within Azerbaijan
Alternative names	House of Tigran Melikov
General information
Type	Mansion
Architectural style	Venetian Gothic
Address	Islam Safarli Street, 19
Town or city	Baku
Country	Azerbaijan
Coordinates	40°22′23″N 49°50′06″E / 40.372922°N 49.834916°E / 40.372922; 49.834916
Construction started	1895
Completed	1897
Client	Tigran Melikov
Technical details
Floor count	3
Design and construction
Architect	Józef Gosławski

Tigran Melikov’s House(Azerbaijani: Tiqran Məlikovun evi) is a historic mansion located at crossing of Islam Safarli and Hazi Aslanov streets in Baku, Azerbaijan. The mansion was built between 1895 and 1897 on the order of Tigran Melikov, who was a son of Armenian industrialist, Ambarsum Melikov. It is the first building built in the Gothic style in Baku, as well as Józef Gosławski's first project on personal order.

In 1813, while establishing outer-city, the area was given square look which is still preserved as of today. The mansion was built at crossing of Islam Safarli and Hazi Aslanov streets. Melikov’s mansion was the first building to be built in gothic style in Baku. While building the mansion, Adolf Eichler was preparing plan of a gothic styled church in 28 May Street.

In terms of the difficulty of the residential building, the individual form of the project is formed in the context of the classical style of Baku. The facades are covered with stones. The mansion is full of windows which helps to enlighten it. The rooms in the south and east and the staircase are brightly lit by the lamp on the roof.

Profiled arches were used on the two upper floors of the building. On the third floor a balcony is opened on bay window fixed on second floor. Bay windows contains two main and two additional windows. The narrowest part of the residential property is located in the east. Shamil Fatullayev notes, Gosławski created facades under unfluence of Florencian palaces.