Monolith

"Monolith" is a multi-storey building in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The southern facade of the building faces Istiglaliyyat Street (formerly Kommunisticheskaya), the northern one - to Ahmed Javad Street (formerly Aligeydar Garayev), and the main eastern one - to Azerbaijan Avenue (formerly Husi Hajiyev Street). It was built in 1940 by the architect Konstantin Senchikhin. According to the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, "Monolith" is considered an architectural monument of history and culture of local significance of Azerbaijan. History Initially, a garbage dump of the city was located on the site of the building. At the end of the 19th century, small one- and two-storey houses, tightly pressed against each other, appeared in this place. In the early 30s of the 20th century, it was decided to build a large residential building on this site. In this regard, the dilapidated houses located here began to be demolished. Exploration work and geological survey of the site began to be carried out. Numerous exploration wells were drilled, which at the site of the planned construction revealed the exit of a huge monolithic rock. Thanks to this finding, the construction project was named "Monolith".