Shah Abbas Caravanserai was built in Ganja by order of Shah Abbas. The caravansary was connected to Chokak Hamam and Shah Abbas Mosque by underground roads. The monument was included in the list of immovable historical and cultural monuments of national importance by the decision No. 132 issued by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on August 2, 2001. History The construction of the caravansary was started in 1606 by the order of Shah Abbas Safavi. The design and construction of the building was headed by Sheikh Bahaeddin. The two-story building made of baked red bricks was commissioned in 1613–1614. Russian poet Yakov Polonsky stayed in the Shah Abbas caravanserai for a few days while visiting Ganja in the middle of the 19th century. Later, in 1847, he published his impression of the city and this caravanserai in the essay "Ganja" published in the 21st issue of the Zakavkazsky vestnik newspaper. During the massacre committed by Armenians in Ganja in 1905, this caravanserai was also burned and the monument was severely damaged. Regarding the burning of the caravanserai, Firidun bey Kocharli wrote in his memoirs: After April invasion After the occupation of Azerbaijan by the Bolsheviks, the caravanserai operated until 1930. In the 1970s, the Shah Abbas and Ugurlu Khan caravansaries underwent complex artistic design, restoration and beautification works under the guidance of artist Javanshir Mammadov. Later, the "Azerbaijani miniatures" museum and "Mahsati Ganjavi" museum of women's creativity were established in the caravanserai. A statue of the poet Mahsati Ganjavi was placed on the facade of the building. After Independence The monument was included in the list of immovable historical and cultural monuments of national importance by the decision No. 132 issued by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on August 2, 2001. The Ganja Humanitarian College was located in the building of the caravanserai for a while. Since 2011, the restoration works of the caravanserai have been started. One million pieces of red bricks produced in Shaki were used in the construction and restoration works. As in the 17th century, a mixture of lime and sand was mainly used in the renovation work. In order to preserve the historicity of the caravanserai, which underwent clumsy repairs several times during the Soviet era, the previously built additional buildings were demolished. The strengthening of the historical monument has been completed, the damaged parts have been