Baku
Since 1948 this attractively tree-shaded graveyard has been set aside as the last resting place for Azerbaijan's foremost public figures. Many of the memorials are impressive works of statuary.
Former president Heydar 茝liyev鈥檚 tomb, located here, is the first place that any dignitary is likely to be taken during an official visit to Baku.
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Vast and jaw-droppingly original, this Zaha Hadid building is a majestic statement of fluid 21st-century architecture forming abstract waves and peaks鈥
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This tapering 29m stone tower is Baku鈥檚 foremost historical icon, with rooftop views surveying Baku Bay and the Old City. Possibly millennia old, its鈥
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Yarat means 'create', a spirit that's in ample evidence in this centre's many thought-provoking installations that don't shy away from sociopolitical鈥
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Completed in 2012, this trio of sinuous blue-glass skyscrapers forms contemporary Baku's architectural signature. The three towers range from 28 to 33鈥
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This splendid confection of sandstone walls and domes was the seat of northeastern Azerbaijan鈥檚 ruling dynasty during the Middle Ages. Mostly 15th century鈥
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Ever-popular with strollers, this leafy piazza forms Central Baku鈥檚 natural focus. The fountains for which it is named include one topped by shiny鈥
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The Unesco-listed Qobustan Petroglyph Reserve protects thousands of stick-figure stone engravings dating back up to 12,000 years. Themes include livestock鈥
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The unique Ate艧gah is an 18th-century fire temple whose centrepiece is a flaming hearth. Arching above is a four-pillared stone dome with side flues which鈥
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Completed in 2012, this trio of sinuous blue-glass skyscrapers forms contemporary Baku's architectural signature. The three towers range from 28 to 33鈥
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The most notable feature of the 'Highland Park' that stretches south from the Flame Towers is this sombre row of grave memorials 鈥 Bakuvian victims of the鈥
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No, it's not Lenin. This truly gigantic Soviet-era statue actually honours N訖riman N訖rimanov, Azerbaijan's first communist-era leader.
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Housed in two century-old oil-boom mansions, Baku鈥檚 foremost collection of classical art ranges from 17th-century French landscapes to Meiji-era Japanese鈥
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The snazzy little funicular whisks you up from near the restaurant Chinar to the Flame Towers area in just three minutes. Time between departures can vary鈥
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Overshadowed by vast new apartment towers, the fine 陌mam H眉seyn Mosque features some attractive Moorish and art nouveau stone-design elements. Opening鈥
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An arched gateway in the Old City wall leads from 陌莽eri艧蓹h蓹r metro station to a pretty handkerchief of garden. It's dominated by the superbly imaginative鈥
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This powerful 1958 fountain-statue depicts a mythical Azerbaijani hero using a giant scimitar to slay a snake-like water-spewing 'dragon'. In a pool鈥