Gulustan Palace

Gülüstan Palace
Gülüstan sarayı

Exterior of Gülüstan Palace
Former names	Gulustan Wedding Palace Complex Gülüstan şadlıq sarayı kompleksi
Location	1 Istiglaliyyat Street, Baku, Azerbaijan
Coordinates	40°12′47″N 49°29′42″E / 40.2131°N 49.4950°E / 40.2131; 49.4950Coordinates: 40°12′47″N 49°29′42″E / 40.2131°N 49.4950°E / 40.2131; 49.4950
Owner	Republic of Azerbaijan
Type	Convention center
Construction
Built	1970-1980
Opened	1980
Renovated	1998

Gulustan Palace (Azerbaijani: Gülüstan sarayı), formerly known as Gulustan Wedding Palace Complex during the Soviet era is the main state convention center of the Azerbaijani government. It is located on Baku's highland, on Istiglaliyyat Street overlooking the whole city of Baku and Baku Bay.

The palace serves as an official facility for governmental and non-governmental organizations holding various types of formal events. It is notable for having hosted such important events as the Contract of the Century and other significant oil and gas contracts, signing of TRACECA project, the wedding of Leyla Aliyeva, the daughter of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, international and state conferences, etc.

The palace was built with the initiative of the Chief City Architect in the 1970s, Alish Lambaranski and designed by H. Amirkhanov, N. Hajibeyov, T. Sharinski, F. Rustamova, N. İsmayilov, K. Kerimov and Abbas Alasgarov. It was opened in 1980 and renovated in 1998.