The Alley of Honor is one of Baku's more solemn civic spaces, a landscaped memorial cemetery where many of Azerbaijan's best-known public figures are buried. Writers, musicians, scientists, politicians, and national leaders are remembered here in graves that range from restrained to highly sculptural.
It is not a casual sightseeing stop in the usual sense, and it deserves quiet behaviour. For travellers trying to understand modern Azerbaijani identity, though, the names and monuments reveal which lives the state has chosen to honour.