Maiden Tower

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Maiden Tower is a historic 12th-century stone tower and iconic landmark in Baku, Azerbaijan, recognized as part of the UNESCO-listed Old City.

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Maiden Tower canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site component ⓘ
historic tower ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval architecture ⓘ
constructionStartDate 12th century ⓘ
country Azerbaijan ⓘ
currentUse museum ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel low elevation near sea level ⓘ
featuredOn Azerbaijani currency ⓘ
Azerbaijani postage stamps ⓘ
governingBody Azerbaijan State Tourism Agency ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Qız Qalası ⓘ
hasCoordinateLatitude 40.3667 ⓘ
hasCoordinateLongitude 49.8370 ⓘ
hasFeature rooftop viewing platform ⓘ
thick defensive walls ⓘ
hasFunction defensive structure ⓘ
observation point ⓘ
watchtower ⓘ
hasLegend legend of a maiden who leapt from the tower ⓘ
hasStairs internal spiral staircase ⓘ
hasViewOf Baku Bay ⓘ
Caspian Sea coast ⓘ
height about 29.5 metres ⓘ
heritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
isSymbolOf Azerbaijan ⓘ
Baku ⓘ
locatedIn Azerbaijan ⓘ
Baku ⓘ
Old City of Baku ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Azerbaijan Time ⓘ
locatedNear Caspian Sea ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage Azerbaijani ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Palace of the Shirvanshahs ⓘ
partOf Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower ⓘ
historic fortifications of Baku ⓘ
shape cylindrical tower with projecting buttress ⓘ
UNESCORegion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 958 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2000 ⓘ
visitorAccess open to the public ⓘ

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