Baku's Changing Face

The Government House in central Baku

Fountains outside Baku's Government House

A panoramic view of Baku with the Flame Towers in the center of the picture

Baku at night

The Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center

A visitor walks inside the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center.

The $175 million center houses a library, museum, concert halls, and a large shopping complex.

The Flame Towers (left) and the mosque in Baku's Dagustu Park

A panoramic daytime view of Baku and the Flame Towers

The "Olympic village" in Baku, which will host the first European Games, a multisport event, in June 2015.

Some of the other buildings in the "Olympic village"

Some sumptuous accommodation has been prepared for participants in the European Games.