The Palace of Shaki Khans
Name of Building
The Palace of Shaki Khans
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Shaki, northwestern Azerbaijan
Date the building was designed and/or first built
Completed: 1797
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
Builder: Muhammed Hasan Khan
Culturally Specific Time Period
18th Century, Azerbaijan
Geo-Location
Latitude: 41.2044° N
Longitude: 47.1976° E
Longitude: 47.1976° E
Materials
Exterior: Raw Bricks
Exterior: River Stones
Exterior: Wood (Plane & Oak)
Interior: Shebeke
Interior: Wood
Interior: Venetian Glass
Size and/or Scale of Building
Area Size: 300 square meters
Two-story structure
Architectural Type
Palace-Castle
Formal Style
Eastern/Iranian and Azerbaijani architecture
Building Description
Building Description: Located in Shaki, northwestern Azerbaijan, the Palace of Shaki Khans is a two-story building, used as a summer residence for the Shaki khans. The exterior of the building has an area size of 300 square meters, and was primarily constructed using raw bricks, river stones, wood, which usually consist of plane and oak. The interior, however, was primarily constructed with shebeke, a type of color glass created by Azerbaijani craftspeople, wood, venetian glass.
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Image source
Image 1 Palace_of_Shaki_Khans.jpg: (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/%C5%9E%C9%99ki_xan_saray%C4%B1.jpg)
Student First and Last Name
Markeita Durham-Brinkley
Collection
Citation
Builder: Muhammed Hasan Khan, “The Palace of Shaki Khans,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://www.worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/39.
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