Philharmonic Garden

Filarmoniya Bağı (Filarmonia Park or Philharmonia Garden), sometimes called Gubernator's or Governor's Park, is a park in Baku, Azerbaijan, next to Baku fortress.

The park was established beginning in 1830; ship's captains coming from Iran were asked to bring a sack of soil to add to it.

[1][2] It was extended in the 1860s and 1870s to 4.6 hectares (11 acres) and originally called Mixaylov bağı, Mikhaelovsky Garden, after the governor.

[1] In the early 20th century, there were plans to create a concert hall in the park, but the necessary felling of trees led to objections.

An old-fashioned fountain designed by the French company Inter Art has been added.

Early 20th-century postcard view
Fountain in the "Governor's garden" in Baku, Azerbaijan
Fountain in night Baku, 2010
One of the many fountains in ( Philharmonic Garden ) Baku, Azerbaijan