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I accepted your invations🤗❤️
1.Maiden Tower
2.Shirvanshahs’ Palace
3. Palace of Sheki Khans
4 Chirag Gala
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Maiden Tower, translated from the Azerbaijani name of Qiz Qalasi is an iconic eight storey cylindrical tower in Baku’s old city in Azerbaijan.The base of Maiden Tower is believed to date back to the 6th or 7th century, while the higher parts and the addition that juts out from ⏬

The tower were built around the 12th century. Today Maiden Tower is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is open to the public. Visitors can climb its staircases, some original and some modern, to see exhibits of old photographs. #VisitAzerbaijan
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2.Shirvanshahs’ Palace (Palace of the Shirvanshahs) is a fifteenth century castle and complex in the old city of Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. Originally constructed by the ruler Shirvanshah Khalilulla I and his son, Faruk, Shirvanshahs’ Palace had both royal and religious ⏬

significance.Shirvanshahs’ Palace is one of Baku’s main sites. Its structure includes the palace mosque,the mausoleum of the Shirvanshahs and the tomb of Seyyid Yəhya Bakuvi, the court astrologer. Much of the Shirvanshahs’ Palace is in ruins, while other parts of it have been ⏬

rurenovated.Shirvanshahs’ Palace contains many beautiful and authentic structures and inscriptions. Shirvanshahs’ Palace is a UNESCO World. #VisitAzerbaijan
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3.The Palace of Sheki Khans was a residence for the Sheki Khans and was built in 1797 by Muhammed Hasan Khan. The Sheki Khans controlled the city of Sheki as governors of the Zand and Qajar Persian dynasties until their annexation by the Russian Empire in 1813.#VisitAzerbaijan

The Sheki Khan’s Palace is a two-story structure covered with a wooden, hipped roof with long eaves. The façade is covered by a mosaic of coloured glass set in a wooden lattice work that was assembled without nails or glue. #VisitAzerbaijan
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Inside, the palace’s rectangular rooms are lavishly decorated with gold, mirror fragments and floral tiles and mosaics.#VisitAzerbaijan

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4.Chirag Gala is located north of the capital city of Azerbaijan, Baku. It is an ancient fortress and was built by the Sassanid Persians in the 5th century AD. They situated the castle at the top of a mountain in the Guba Forest.This meant it could function as a lookout post.⏬

Its inhabitants were able to warn allies of sudden enemy incursions by lighting its torches. This is the likely origin of its name “Chirag Gala”, which means “lamp castle” in Azerbaijani.Chirag Gala was used as late as the 18th century as a defensive structure.#VisitAzerbaijan

Today Chirag Gala is a historic site in Azerbaijan that is often visited by tourists. Climbing to the top of the mountain is rewarded with great views of the surrounding landscape.
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5.Gobustan monument (XVI millennium BC)The most striking monuments of the Middle Stone Age which is 56 km away from Baku is Gobustan monument. Here are drawings etched on rocks, as well as the settlements give us valuable information about the living of middle Stone Age people

7.Ateshgah (XVII). The worship of fire of the ancient ancestors of Azerbaijan, embodying the fire, a constantly burning monument.
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