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Baku Puppet Theatre

Baku, Azerbaijan · built 1931

The Baku Puppet Theatre (Bakiński Teatr Lalek, formally Azerbaijan State Puppet Theatre named after Abdulla Shaig, Azerbaijani: Abdulla Şaiq adına Azərbaycan Dövlət Kukla Teatrı) is a puppet theatre located on Neftchiler Avenue of Baku. It was built in eclectic style in 1910 by Polish architect Józef Płoszko, initially as the "Phenomenon" movie theatre. The puppets vary in size from a few centimetres to double the size of a human.

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