architecture
Maiden Tower, Baku
A rounded stone tower and its unusual buttress mark Baku’s old city.
The story behind the place
The Maiden Tower is one of the most recognisable monuments within Baku’s walled city. Its cylindrical body is joined by a projecting rounded mass, giving it a distinctive outline from different sides. The tower belongs to a place shaped by many cultures over a long history. Questions about its earliest phases and purpose continue to invite discussion; the surviving stone form is a starting point for looking closely, rather than a reason to turn a legend into fact.
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Read more from the sources
- Maiden Tower, BakuUNESCO World Heritage Centre
