Mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi
| Mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi | |
|---|---|
The mausoleum (right) and mosque ruins (left), in 2008 | |
Location in the Baku Old City | |
| General information | |
| Type | Mausoleum |
| Location | Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Completed | 1457-1458 |
| Official name | Mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv |
| Designated | 2000 (24th session) |
| Part of | Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower |
| Reference no. | 958 |
| Region | Europe/Asia |
| Endangered | 2003–2009 |
The Mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi was built in approximately 1457–1458, in the Old City of Baku, Azerbaijan. The mausoleum is located in the centre of the middle yard of the Palace of the Shirvanshahs. Among local people it is known as the mausoleum of “dervish” and was named after the philosopher and thinker Seyid Yahya Bakuvi who is buried in it.
The Mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Palace of the Shirvanshahs.