Best places: Historic sites in Baku, Azerbaijan

Walled Old City featuring 1100s fortifications & towers, plus iconic, ornate palaces & mosques.

👍 The main and iconic entrance of Old City…

👍👍 I think Ericsson hit us while we visited. Otherwise a very pleasant trip!

👍👍 Beautiful and well maintained piece of history . The museum inside has displays on each level for you to peruse as you ascend the narrow staircase to the top. Take the time to read all displays to learn the history of this amazing city . On the top is a magnificent view of Baku and the Caspian Sea !

👍👍 Lovely fountain, liked the details and the layout. It's in a lovely park near the old city.

👍👍 Ismailia Palace. Behind the beauty of the palace lies a sad story. Baku millionaire oil industrialist Musa Nagiyev built the building in memory of his son Ismail, who died young from tuberculosis. The palace took 5 years to build, and the work was completed in 1913. The style of the building is Vene...

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