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Qız Qalası (Baku, Azerbaijan)

LC control no.sh2016002853
Topical headingQız Qalası (Baku, Azerbaijan)
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Variant(s)Maiden Tower (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Baku Maiden Tower (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Giz Galasi (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Devichʹi︠a︡ bashni︠a︡ (Baku, Azerbaijan)
See alsoTowers--Azerbaijan
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Found inWork cat.: 2016397736: The Maiden Tower, 2014: pages following page 15 (one of the most mysterious monuments of not only Azerbaijani, but also the world architecture -- the Baku Maiden Tower; ...this construction allegedly dates to the Middle Ages ; the 12th century A.D.; ...Hassan Hassanov's view that the Maiden Tower was constructed in the 8th century B.C.; the MT is a complex of facilities consisting of a round tower (a cylinder), with a diameter of 16.5 m., and the projection facing the east, with the lateral dimension 6 meters as the round tower and 4 meters at the end)
Wikipedia, December 16th, 2016 (The Maiden Tower (Azerbaijani: Qız Qalası), also known locally as Giz Galasi, located in the Old City, Baku, in Azerbaijan, was built in the 12th century as part of the walled city; Devichʹi︠a︡ bashni︠a︡)