Heydar Aliyev Center is conference hall in Baku, Azerbaijan designed by famous British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid. The conference hall is named after the first secretary of Soviet Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, who served from 1969 to 1982 and became the president of Azerbaijan and served the nation from 1993-2003.
The building was built during the redevelopment phase of Azerbaijan and plays a pivotal role in that. In 2007 Zaha Hadid was appointed for the massive task after a competition. It is built near a city center and plays an huge part in bringing life to the city as it is a huge tourist attraction.
It is the landmark of modern Baku and with its unique design it has been recognized as one of the best international architectural work. The building is used to host cultural events and besides that it helps in promoting culture, language and history of Azerbaijan.
The building got a chance to host seeing-off Azerbaijan delegation for 2012 Summer Olympics. Besides that the building has featured The episode called "Azerbaijan's Amazing Transformation" was aired on April 22, 2011 as part of Season 9. It also featured in Google Doodle in 2017. The Building was also featured on the "postcard" of Samra Rahimli for the postcard of Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song 2016.
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