Changing urban fabric due to the illegal demolition of historic buildings and uncontrolled construction and reconstruction within the Walled City; Lack of any management system and insufficient ...

In December 2000, the Old City of Baku, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower, became the first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a world heritage site by UNESCO. It is ...

The capital of Azerbaijan is a rising star in the region and there are plenty of things to do in Baku to wow visitors.

Until its oil boom of about 150 years ago, the city of Baku didn't really stretch beyond the walls of its old 12th-century fortress. But stand today atop the 15th-century Shirvanshahs' Palace, a ...

The Third International Arts Festival "Maiden Tower", jointly organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Art Gallery "Maiden Tower" and the State Historical-Architectural Reserve Icherisheher, will ...

Brimming with natural resources and in a prime spot at the frontier of Europe and Asia, the transcontinental country of Azerbaijan has a fascinating multi-layered history. The “Land of Fire” has been ...

In the new film The Castle of Love, a young man tries to save his lover from jumping to her death from Baku’s landmark Maiden Tower. It’s a variation on the classic Azerbaijani legend, with a unique ...

Just 5.5 hours from London, Baku – the oil-rich capital of Azerbaijan – is an easy yet still exciting escape. The city presents a jumble of architecture: futuristic skyscrapers straight out of Tron, ...

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