Maidan Tower




Located behind the city walls of Old Town (“Icharishahar”) the Palace is just one of the oldest symbols of Baku. 
One of the oldest symbols of the Baku is located behind the walls of Old Town.(Other name of the Old town is “Icharishahar”.)The building was built in 15th century,during the reign of the Shirvanha's kingdom.It's considered as world heritage site since 2000.
It's near to Icharishahar metro station, in case you want to visit it.


http://www.bakuexplorer.com/top-10-places-visit-baku/.  sources

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