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  • 5/5 Sadail A. 7 years ago on Google
    Very interesting place to visit. You will see living history here.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Elchin V. I. 5 years ago on Google
    In 2008, the Heydar Aliyev Foundation created the Qala Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex in the open air to preserve the monuments in the territory of the Qala State History and Ethnography Museum and enrich the Preserve by bringing in archaeological finds discovered in Absheron. SOURCE: Baku Travel Guide
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Albert Y. 4 years ago on Google • 140 reviews
    There are 3 exhibition sites in Qala, 4Azn each for entrances. 1. Don't expect to see the national treasures in the exhibition hall, 2. the open air museum is just a display of replicas and 3. the Castle is incomparable to the one in Mardakan. If you are a foreign visitor, save your time and money to other historical places.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 S N. 6 years ago on Google • 293 reviews
    Many things to see.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Umesh R. 8 months ago on Google • 396 reviews
    Gala Village is a small old village at Baku. The art from waste musium have nice idea .

  • 5/5 Mohammad A. 7 years ago on Google
    Place where i felt the ancient era of azary people.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Taher K. 5 months ago on Google • 228 reviews
    It's a museum not that great but can be a good spot for a stroll around

  • 4/5 Dan M. 6 months ago on Google • 201 reviews
    You leave with a smile 😊 Art out of recycled materials

  • 1/5 Anna A. 1 year ago on Google • 66 reviews
    It's a small place with a small castle and a small archeological area. I spent 20 mins there and went back to the bus stop. Hopefully they will add more navigation and info for tourists
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kubo K. 6 years ago on Google • 60 reviews
    Open air etno museum, small zoo with camels ang goats here. Nwxt to museum is large repaired tower
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Həcər �. 3 months ago on Google • 29 reviews New
    This place is very beautiful. It has a very rich history.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Adeel Nawab a. 4 years ago on Google • 18 reviews
    Its old bulid buildings its a osm and perfect neat and clean gala i am very impressed this place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 asad j. 5 years ago on Google
    make history ? must visit :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ma r. 7 years ago on Google
    Worth spending half a day or even a day there. 3 great museums and outdoor park with animals.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Preety P. 4 years ago on Google
    Unbelievable and unique place, worth visiting.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rehan H. 4 years ago on Google
    Such an inspirational place to visit how people make anything from the waste plastic.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rashad K. 4 years ago on Google
    Historical museum
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 אורי �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) very nice. (Original) מאוד נחמד.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Yunis C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is a great place for children to have an exciting time and to increase their historical knowledge. Handmade wastes are what greatly entangles children and adults. (Original) Uşaqların maraqlı vaxt keçirməsi, tarixi biliklərini artırmaları üçün gözəl məkandır. Məi.ət tullantılarından düzəldəlmiş əl işləri isə nəyin ki uşaqların, böyüklərində böyük marağına səbə olur.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Javid A. 5 years ago on Google
    very good and historical place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alexander U. 5 months ago on Google • 131 reviews
    A wonderful open-air museum complex. Excellent exhibition, attentive staff.

  • 5/5 Zafer 8 months ago on Google • 121 reviews
    Guzelllll

  • 5/5 Bosin H. 3 months ago on Google • 57 reviews New
    Nice, spacious place. There's a lot to see. Both with children and with adults. There are no cafes, take your own.

  • 5/5 Ivan D. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Open-air museum not far from the capital Baku. Everything arranged very systematically and well labeled. Highly recommended is the ascent to the tower, from the top the view is breathtaking, and the stairs alone is a masterpiece. Opposite is a modernist museum - art from garbage. (Original) Freilichtmuseum unweit von der Hauptstadt Baku. Alles sehr systematisch angeordnet und gut beschriftet. Sehr empfehlenswert ist der Aufstieg auf den Wehrturm, von oben ist der Ausblick atemberaubend, und allein die Treppe ist ein Meisterwerk. Gegenüber befindet sich ein modernistisches Museum - Kunst aus Müll.

  • 5/5 Дмитрий �. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) There is an opportunity to get in touch with the history (Original) Есть возможность соприкоснуться с историей

  • 5/5 DMITRIY T. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting historical place (Original) Интересное историческое место

  • 4/5 Abdu A. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The place is fantastic The museum tells about the history of Azerbaijan (Original) المكان رائع المتحف يحكي عن تاريخ أذربيجان

  • 4/5 Elena K. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The complex includes 3 museums: archaeological - under the open sky, but unfortunately, not excavations themselves, fort and ethnographic - with samovars and some other objects of everyday life. Each museum gets its own ticket. Or museums have recently been opened or something else, but in them the plates are confused. The bonus is an exhibition of exhibits from garbage. (Original) Комплекс включает 3 музея: археологический - под открытым небом, но к сожалению, не сами раскопки, форт и этнографический - с самоварами и некоторыми другими предметами быта. В каждый музей приобретается свой билет. Или музеи недавно открылись или ещё что-то, но в них таблички перепутаны. Бонусом есть выставка экспонатов из мусора.

  • 4/5 Vijayanand P. 4 years ago on Google
    The waste to art museum is good place to visit, gives an idea how we can turn waste to valuable items

  • 5/5 zenab_ H. 4 years ago on Google
    good place for travelling

  • 2/5 Nilo B. 1 year ago on Google • 16 reviews
    Sometimes “Hard-work” is the most describable definition of Art.. Making of vases thru soil clay is definitely needed of strong leg & arm power… you must try once ang you’ll know😀

  • 5/5 Antanas K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great (Original) Puiku

  • 1/5 Riccardo G. 6 years ago on Google
    Just ridicolous. Fake ancient staff mixed with just old objects... A good way to trow in the rubbish time and Money...

  • 5/5 Seymur B. 5 years ago on Google
    Very good place to visit

  • 5/5 Sathish K. 5 years ago on Google
    Heritage Museum. Very good.

  • 4/5 Umesh Marne B. 4 years ago on Google
    Good

  • 5/5 Бакинские �. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Everything is very beautiful and thematic. But I think a little disorganized, it was possible to improve the work of the staff. Unusual original tours of Baku and Kafkaz. We are on Instagram #bakinskie_kanikuli. Tel +994502009666. (Original) Все очень красиво и тематично . Но думаю немного неорганизовнно , можно было улучшать работу персанала. Необычные авторские экскурсии по Баку и по кафказу. Мы в Инстаграм #bakinskie_kanikuli. Тел +994502009666.

  • 3/5 Arthit Y. 3 years ago on Google
    The complex consists of museums, a castle, a tower and a zoo . The staffs are very nice and polite. The place is more suitable for kids. The museums and the castle aren't in one building and I didn't know if there're more museums or archaeological sites in the complex. It's not helping either that there isn't gate or fence on the side connected to the village so I ended up walking around the village.

  • 5/5 A.Sharifov B. 4 years ago on Google
    Историко-этнографический музей-заповедник "Гала" Qala Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex Archeological ethnographic museum Complex was established under the open air in the terrirory of Gala reserve upon initiative and under the leadership of Heydar Aliyev Fund in 2008. The territory of the museum is 1,5 hectares. Archeological monuments particularly to Gala and Absheron peninsula were collected and restored in the territory of Museum complex. The barrows - archeological monuments dating back to III-II millenniums before century, settlements dating to the same period, residental and other architectural models dating to the middle ages etc. were constructed in their original form in this territory. In the territory of complex you can see the map, plan, scheme that noted the monuments of Absheron peninsula, and stands that described Absheron monuments, petroglyphs that dated back III-II millenniums, found in the East part of Absheron, rich with theme and colorful plot, engraving images such as hunting scene, sacrificing human, holly marriage etc. representing general worldview system; idols; megalithic monuments; archeological gallery rich with archeological findings; conservated remains of living houses of Medieval ages; the examples of ancient pottery, carpet weaving, blacksmith; two-storied houses dated 19th century with its interior and exterior; live examples of agriculture- sheep breeding, camel breeding, horse breeding etc. The Museum of antique items was established in 2011 on the initiative and with support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in Gala Settlement on the basis of a private collection of Shahid Habibullayev, an engineer, restorer and philanthropist, invalid of the Garabagh war, who was honoured with “Azerbaijan Flag” order. A rich collection created during the long years has now about 3,000 examples of material and spiritual culture. Items made by Azerbaijani craftsmen that make up the basis of this rich collection were presented at many World exhibitions including Paris, London, Washington, Berlin, Moscow, Cairo, Rabat, Bishkek, Tashkent and other cities where they always had great success. Only 800 exhibits from this unique collection are presented at the Museum of Antique Items. The 1st and 2nd floors of the Museum mostly exhibit various pearls of decorative and applied art created by the Azerbaijani people for centuries. Antique items made in USA, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Russia, France, Great Britain, Iran, Turkey, Poland, Uzbekistan and other countries collected in various regions of the republic that have firmly entered the life of the Azerbaijani people are exhibited on the 3rd floor. Государственный историко-этнографический заповедник «Гала» в Баку можно рассматривать как комплекс, потому что внутри комплекса есть 3 различных музея: археологический и этнографический музей, музей замка, музей антиквариата. В музее проводятся экскурсии на разных языках: на азербайджанском, русском, английск немецком и на французском. Площадь музея составляет 1,5 га, здесь представлены наскальные рисунки, керамические изделия, бытовые предметы и украшения, оружие и монеты, законсервированные развалины древнего поселения, относящиеся к периоду с III—II тыс. до н. э. до средних веков. В музее насчитывается более 2000 различных археологических и архитектурных памятников — курганы, места древних поселений, захоронений, мест, датируемых тысячилетиями назад. Заповедник был создан в 2008 году под эгидой Фонда Гейдара Алиева. Он расположен в районе Гала, и носит имя этого района. Гала-государственный историко-этнографический заповедник посвящен истории Абшеронского полуострова. В музее есть тандыр 18 века, 2 подземных перехода, принадлежащие к 10—15 векам. Рядом с ними можно увидеть старые дома, палатки из шкурок животных, каменные и соломенные дома с куполами, старую кузницу, керамические мастерские, тришер.

  • 5/5 Валентина �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting and unusual place. I liked it very much! (Original) Интересное и необычное место.Очень понравилось!

  • 5/5 Abdullah O. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Take off in the sense of the word and not dreams (Original) قلعع بمعني الكلمه ولا بالاحلام

  • 5/5 Олег �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Historical places (Original) Исторические места

  • 5/5 Ben Rotman - P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A museum featuring art of garbage and recycling. Excellent, excellent and professional treasures! (Original) מוזיאון שמוצגים בו אומנות מזבל ומיחזור . מעולה ,אוצרות מעולה ומקצועית!

  • 5/5 Rent a c. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I advise you to visit in sunny weather, then it will be possible to feed camels, bunnies and a donkey. (Original) Советую посещать в солнечную погоду, тогда можно будет покормить верблюдов, зайчиков и ослика.

  • 5/5 Kamran A. 5 years ago on Google
    ,?

  • 5/5 A. S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent ? ? (Original) מעולה ? ?

  • 5/5 Amid R. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) In addition to the historical museum, there is also a wonderful exhibition "from garbage to art." (Original) Помимо историческоро музея есть еще и замечательная выставка "из мусора в искусство".

  • 4/5 TURAN K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A place to go (Original) Gitmeniz gereken bir yer

  • 4/5 Darío Iglesias G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A good museum to understand the history and evolution of Azerbaijan (Original) Un buen museo para entender la historia y evolución de Azerbaiyán

  • 5/5 Dror l. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) very interesting (Original) מעניין מאוד

  • 5/5 Rimma M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Loved it! Only to go in the morning or in the cool season (Original) Очень понравилось! Только ехать с утра или в нежаркое время года

  • 5/5 Ulvi A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good place, especially interesting for children (Original) Хорошое место, особенно интересно детям

  • 3/5 Марина �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I do not advise to visit. The exhibition is scanty, not interesting. Rude to an amateur. The museum has a mini zoo, which may be of interest to children. (Original) Не советую к посещению . Экспозиция скудная, не интересная.Грубо говоря на любителя. На территории музея есть мини зоопарк, который может заинтересовать детей.

  • 5/5 hamid z. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A historical place and part of our Iranian background in the fire temple and .... (Original) یک مکان تاریخی و بخشی از پیشینه ما ایرانیان در آتشکده و....

  • 4/5 Nasir Kemal M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Medium (Original) Orta

  • 5/5 Vugar V. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) History and modernity! (Original) История и современность!


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