🏛️ Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
Azerbaijan · Asia · Cultural · 40.37°N, 49.83°E
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The Palace of the Shirvanshahs is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture". It is located in the Inner City of Baku, Azerbaijan and, together with the Maiden Tower, forms an ensemble of historic monuments inscribed under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments. The complex contains the main building of the palace, Divanhane, the burial-vaults, the shah's mosque with a minaret, Seyid Yahya Bakuvi's mausoleum, south of the palace, a portal in the east, Murad's gate, a reservoir and the remnants of a bath house. Earlier, there was an ancient mosque, next to the mausoleum. There is still ruins of the bath to the west of the tomb.
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Quick facts
| Country | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Asia |
| List type | 🏛️ Cultural heritage site |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 40.37°N, 49.83°E · view on map |
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower is a cultural World Heritage site in Azerbaijan, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).
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