Icherisheher-Old City Tour

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Entrance ticket for Palace of Shirvansahs and Maiden Tower(only one ticket is needed for both-15AZN)
Entry/Admission - Maiden Tower
Entry/Admission - Palace of the Shirvanshahs

Gosha Gala Gapisi, Əziz Əliyev küçəsi, Bakı, Azerbaijan

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Maiden Tower, Downtown Baku Old City, Baku 1000 Azerbaijan

The Maiden Tower is a Baku landmark, a much loved symbol of the city and of Azerbaijan. It looms dark and enigmatic, looking out to sea from the southern edge of Baku´s old, walled city, the Icheri Sheher. The origins of the tower are shrouded in mystery - no-one knows for certain when it was built or what it was built for or even how it acquired its name Maiden Tower (Qiz qalasi). No written sources survive that record its construction or original function.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Zamkovskaya Side-street, 76 Icherisheher, Baku 1000 Azerbaijan

The palace was the former residence of the rulers of the Shirvanshahs. It is a complex where, in addition to the palace itself, can also be found a courtyard of the Diwankhana, the courthouse, the Shirvanshahs’ burial vault, the palace mosque of 1441 with its minaret, the bathhouse and the mausoleum of the court scholar, Sayid Yahya Bakuvi. The palace complex was built in the period from the XIII to the XVI century. On the palace itself, no inscriptions have survived. Therefore, the time of its construction is determined by the dates on the inscriptions on various architectural monuments, which relate to the palace complex. In 1964, the palace complex was declared a museum-preserve. In 2000, a unique architectural and cultural ensemble, along with the fortified walls enclosed by the historic part of the city and the Maiden Tower, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Shirvanshahs Palace is considered one of the pearls of the architecture of Azerbaijan.

Duration: 30 minutes

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Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
Near public transportation
Stroller accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
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