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Baku

The city and its landmarks

From the fortress walls to the Flame Towers: places, transport, the fires of Absheron.

Formula 1
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Formula 1

A Grand Prix on Baku's streets: six kilometres of track, a squeeze along the fortress wall and record speed.

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Pirshagi
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Pirshagi

A settlement on the Caspian shore: a sandy beach, a 17th-century mosque and the shrine behind its name.

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Ateshgah
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Ateshgah

A pentagonal temple in Surakhani with a gas flame at its centre — the end of a pilgrims' road.

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Yanardag
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Yanardag

A hillside on the Absheron that has burned for decades — the plainest explanation of the “Land of Fire”.

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Bibiheybat Mosque
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Bibiheybat Mosque

A shrine demolished in 1936 and rebuilt at the end of the 1990s.

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Baku Metro
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Baku Metro

An underground city running since 1967: mosaics, deep stations and everyday routes.

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The Baku Tram
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The Baku Tram

From the 1889 horse tram to the rails lifted in 2004 — the story of a network that vanished.

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Baku Funicular
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Baku Funicular

A short mountain railway from the boulevard up to the Alley of Martyrs — the city's simplest lift since 1960.

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Flame Towers
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Flame Towers

Three towers whose facades turn into an LED screen at night — the postcard of modern Baku.

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Heydar Aliyev Center
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Heydar Aliyev Center

Zaha Hadid's building flows like a wave — a lesson in architecture without right angles.

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