MAİDEN TOWER

BY: VAGIF MAMMADOV 7B

ABOUT MAIDEN TOWER

 The Maiden Tower  is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan.
 Baku's Maiden Tower is a legendary place and world-famous landmark in Baku.
 The Tower is covered by cloud of mysteries and legends which are rooted to the
History of Azerbaijan and national Culture of Azerbaijan.
 The pool of tower's epics and legends is a part of Azerbaijan's culture and national
heritage.
HISTORY OF MAIDEN TOWER

 Some scientific sources indicate that the Maiden Tower is a paramount example of
ZoroastrianisF and the pre-Islamic architecture in Iran and Azerbaijan.
  Davud A.Akhundov provides archeological and architectural evidences and argues that
the Tower is Zoroastrians' Fire temple-Tower which had 7 fire exits on the top of the
tower.
  Zoroastrian believed that there are 7 Steps or 7 Sky to reach heaven
PICTURE OF MAIDEN TOWER
WHY IS IT CALLED MAIDEN TOWER?

 The question everyone asks is, "why is it called Maiden Tower?" Well, many legends
surround the name. Most of them center around the word-"Maiden." According to one of
the most popular legends, a wealthy ruler falling in love with his own daughter and
wanted to marry her. Revolted by the thought of incest but unable to disobey her father
she stalls, commanding that he build her a tower high enough to survey the full extent of
his domain before she decides.When he completed it, he had still not changed his mind.
So she climbed to the top and that's when she leaped into the sea.
ARCHITECTURE

 The tower has been described as the "most majestic and mysterious monument of Baku,
the Gyz Galasy", built on solid rock foundation, demonstrates right on the coast line, a
fusion of Arabic, Persian and Ottoman influences.
 It was constructed alongside a natural oil well. It is a cylindrical eight story structure that
rises to a height of 29.5 metres (97 ft) with a base diameter of 16.5 metres (54 ft).
MAIDEN TOWER
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