点评:This building, called Villa Petrolea, is the only museum of the Nobel brothers outside of Sweden. Construction of the building began in 1882 and was completed in 1884, the same year the Nobel family first moved to Baku. Their magnificent mansion was built in the Byzantine style and designed by a Swedish architect named Fyodor Lidval. It was also the first building in Baku to have a telephone line and ventilation system. The lower floors were reserved for the Nobels'office, while the upper floors housed a club, lounge rooms and a library.
The whole interior was richly decorated: paintings and books for the library were brought from St. Petersburg, and expensive carpets woven by Azerbaijani and Iranian carpet weavers were laid in the rooms. The building was owned by the Nobel brothers until 1920. Before a house museum was opened in the building, it functioned as a hospital and later as an orphanage. Today, the museum exhibits various household items used by the Nobel family, as well as displays reflecting that period. In addition to the house's own belongings, items brought here from the Nobels’ houses in St. Petersburg and Sweden can also be found. Admission is free to the museum, which is open daily from 10am to 6pm.
翻译:这座名为“石油别墅”(Villa Petrolea)的建筑是诺贝尔兄弟在瑞典境外唯一的博物馆。别墅始建于1882年,于1884年竣工,同年诺贝尔家族迁居巴库。这座宏伟的宅邸采用拜占庭式建筑风格,由瑞典建筑师费奥多尔·利德瓦尔(Fyodor Lidval)设计。它也是巴库第一座安装电话线和通风系统的建筑。别墅的底层是诺贝尔家族的办公室,而上层则设有俱乐部、休息室和图书馆。
整座建筑内部装饰富丽堂皇:图书馆的藏书和绘画均来自圣彼得堡,房间里铺设着由阿塞拜疆和伊朗地毯工匠编织的昂贵地毯。这座建筑一直归诺贝尔兄弟所有,直至1920年。在改建为博物馆之前,它曾被用作医院,后来又成为孤儿院。如今,博物馆展出了诺贝尔家族使用的各种家居用品,以及反映那个时代的展品。除了宅邸本身的物品外,这里还收藏着从诺贝尔家族位于圣彼得堡和瑞典的故居搬来的物品。博物馆免费入场,每日上午10点至下午6点开放。