Gara Boyuk Khanim Castle

XVIII century architectural monument of national importance. Inventory number: 339

"Gara Boyuk Khanim" castle. This castle or the inner fortress is one of the rare pearls of the military fortress architecture of Azerbaijan and classified as a nationally significant architectural monument of the 18th century. The book "Architecture of the city of Shusha" written by Elturan Avalov provides extensive information on this castle. According to the inscription on the castle gate, the construction started in 1768. In the reminiscences of Karabakh historian Mir Mehdi Khazani, it is shown that Panahalikhan built a "palace with a small fortress-like wall and towers" in the city of Shusha and a "beautiful palace" for his eldest son Ibrahimkhalil Khan on a nearby hill. In 1865, the Russian traveler and artist V. V. Vereshagin depicted the castle in a drawing. Unfortunately, as a result of the Armenian invasion, most of the castle and the western constellation in the picture were destroyed.

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