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ExploringBakuwalkaroundtheOldCity.
MaidensTower;
GoingtotheCarpetMuseum;
ExploringBakuin3days
MaidenTower
aidenTower isoneofthemostbeautifuland
mportantmonumentsofBaku.The towerwas
uiltinXIIcentury.
anydifferent legendssurroundthehistoryof
aiden Tower. According to one of themost
opular legends a king fell in love with his
aughter and wanted to marry her. The girl
ied to delay the marriage by asking him to
uilda towerandwaituntil the tower iscom
ete.Whenthetowerwascompletethefather
illwantedtomarryhisdaughter.Notknowing
hattodoyounggirlleapedintothesea.
aidenTowerisconsideredtobethesymbolof
aku.
CarpetMuseum
In1967 thevery firstCarpetMuseum in theworldwasopened in
Baku.Thereareover600kindsofdifferentcarpetvarietiesinAzer
baijan.CarpetsfromdifferentregionsofAzerbaijanaredisplayedin
themuseum.Mostofthevisualartprojectsarealsoheldhere.
MapshowingwheretheOldCityandtheCarpetMuseumare.MaidensTowerisin
theheartoftheoldcity.
ldCity(IcheriSheher)
heconstructionoftheOldCitydatesallthewayback
othe12thcentury.Thehighlightsoftheoldcityare:
ynyg Gala Minaret, the Multani Caravanserai, Hajji
ayyb bathhouse, Palace of the Shirvashahs and of
oursetheMaidenTower.Allthesemonumentscan
ereachedbyfootinlessthan15minutes.
ap of theOld City can be found near theMaiden
ower.
heOldCityofBaku isclassifiedasaWorldHeritage
tebyUNSECOsince2000.
PicturesSource:BarboraKudzmanaite
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MaidenTower
CarpetMuseum
TheOldCity
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TriptoGobustan;
TriptoMudVolcanoes;
VisittotheModernArtMuseum;
Goingtothefiremountain
Yanardak;
ExploringBakuin3days
Yanardagfiremountain
Yanardag is a fire mountain not far
away
from
Baku.
Some
people
say
that
the fire in the mountain has been
burningforacoupleofthousandyears.
AsZoroastriantraditionhasverydeep
roots inAzerbaijan, the firemountain
isaverysymbolicplacetovisit.
Youmightneedtoasklocalpeoplefor
thedirectionstothemountain.
ModernArtMuseum
ModernMuseumwasopenedin2009.The
museumisamustseebecauseofitsarchi
tecturaldesignandexpositionswhich rep
resent the history of modern art from
1940stothepresentday.
In
the
stylish
caf
full
of
amazing
paintings
youcanhavethemostartisticcupofcoffee
inBaku.
VisitMuseumswebsite:www.mim.az
Gobustan
Gobustan is a museum in the
openairanditisabout60kilo
meters away from Baku.
Gobustanisaplacefullofrocks
covered with drawings left by
ancient civilizations. Some of
themare12000yearsold.The
placeisdefinitelyworthdriving
60kilometersfor.
Once you are done with the
tour ask a local guide for the
directions to the mud volca
noes.
MudVolcanoes
zerbaijanhas thebiggestnumber
f mud volcanoes in the world.
here
are
about
800
mud
volcanoes
theworld out ofwhich 300 are
cated in theAzerbaijan. Someof
olcanoesare10kilometersdeep!
MudVolcanoescanbeeasilyfound
y going on BakuShamakha road.
hey are 40 kilometers away from
hecity.
MudVolcanoes
ModernArtMuseum
Gobustan
Yanardagfiremountain
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VisittoTaghiyevsMuseum
xploringthecenterofthecityThe
ountain
Square;
GoingtotheOldCitytobuysouvenirs
WalkintheBoulevardtogetherwiththe
idsand/ortakeaboattripinthegulfof
aku.
ExploringBakuin3days
untainSquare
untainSquare is theheartofBaku.Most
the restaurants and shops are located
ere. It is a great place to walk around,
op and look for souvenirs. Fountain
uaredoesnotsleepatnightbecausemost
theclubsarelocatedthere.
ceyouhavebeen intheFountainSquare
uknowwhatBakuis.
TheBoulevard
The Boulevard of Baku is awon
derfulplaceforafamilywalk. Itisfullofattractionsfor kids.
Youcanalsotakeaboattripinthe
GulfofBakurightfromtheboule
vardandenjoythebeautifulview
ofBakufromthesea.
Whenwalkingalongtheboulevard
you can see theexamplesof first
OilBoom(PuppetTheater),Soviet
Era (Governmental house), and
Modern
Baku
architecture.
The Boulevard is full of green
spaceandgreatfountains.
baron Taghiyev's house (History Mu
um) isaplace thateveryone shouldvisit.
ynalabdin Taghiyev (18232924)was one
therichestoilbaronsofthe20thcentury.
1895 Taghiyev started construction of a
ace forhis family.HeaskedPolisharchi
ctJosefGaslavskytodesignthehousefor
m
stfloorofthehouseisnowahistorymu
um while the third floor of the house
ows the beauty and glory of the first oil
om.9kilogramsofgolddustwereusedto
corate the ceiling of Taghiyev's living
om.
orking Hours: MondaySaturday 11am
m. NB! Ticket office closes at 4:30p.m!
eetname:4TaghiyevStreet
MapShowingtheFountainSquare,Taghi
yevs Museum and the Boulevard. Map
showingtheOld City isshownonthefirst
page.
OnthewaytotheFountainSquare
TaghiyevsHouse TheBoulevard
TaghiyevsApartment
Taghiyevs
House
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aghiyevsHouse