Repair andrestoration works on Sheki Khan's Palace will begin in Azerbaijan,Chief Architect of the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan NizamiGasimzadeh told . He noted that repair and restoration works on the fortress arebeing carried out on the territory of Sheki NationalHistorical-Architectural Reserve “Yukhari Bash”. According to him, repair and restoration works are being carriedout in three buildings inside the fortress.
“These are the buildings of the Shebeke workshop (spectacularmosaics composed of thousands of tiny pieces of stained glass inwooden lattices of all shapes and sizes), the historical and localhistory museum, and a non-residential building. We will try tocomplete the work by the end of the year. In the next stages, afterthe repair and restoration work of these buildings, we will beginthe restoration of the Palace of the Sheki Khans," Gasimzadehstressed.
Sheki Xan Palace was built in 1752–1762 as the summer residenceof Hussein-khan Mushtad, grandson of Haji Chelebi Khan. Theuniquely beautiful two-story palace features a magnificent interiorand exterior..