Shirvanshah Palace, Icheri Sheher, Old City of Baku, Azerbaijan

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limestone, UNESCO World Heritage Site, 11th century

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Early medieval round tower, 8 storeys, 30 m height, 15 m diameter, 5 m thick walls, inside core 7th century, building activity until 13th century

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South facade with minarets, prayer room, mihrab prayer niche, 19th century

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Historic Old Town "Icherisheher",16th century, approximately 25 m height, balcony with differently ornamented parapet panels, decoration with stalactites, among them inscription in "Kufi" writing ornaments, Absheron limestone

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Historic Old Town "Icheri Sheher", Oriental bathhouse around 17th century (Silk Route), underground facility with around 25 rooms on three floors, originally with towering cupolas and ventilation shafts, total area approx. 300 m²

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Historic Old Town "Icheri Sheher", 13th – 14th century (Silk Route), weir system with two flanking, crenellated semicircular towers and battlements, two entry gates with overlying cast openings "Maschikulis", approx. 1000 m² surface of stone blocks

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The Opera and Ballet House was founded in 1920 and is a cultural institution of Azerbaijan. Institutionally, it is part of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan. The building is located in the city center of Baku.

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The Caravansaray was built at the end of the 15th century on the trade route of the Old City. Only shell limestone quarried on the Absheron Peninsula was used as building material.

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The Multani Caravansaray is located in the Old City of Baku - Icherisheher. It was built in the 14th century for Indian merchants, fire worshippers, who came from the city of Multan in India, present territory of Pakistan.