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maiden tower

The keep or principal tower of a castle.
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Climbing up the 29.5 metre high Maiden Tower is also an interesting experience, offering views of the city and the sea from tiny peepholes on the way up before the grand view at the very top.
Sightseeing includes Baku and Gobustan city tour, The Maiden Tower, The Shirvanshah palace, panoramic view of the Flame Towers Baku.
In the capital, visitors prefer to shop from boutiques on Nizami Street, explore the Unesco World Heritage Old City in Baku, visit the Maiden Tower, walk on Baku Boulevard and admire the architectural wonder Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre.
It also includes a visit to the top of Maiden Tower, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where the couple will have Champagne and caviar, followed by a special Valentine's dinner at the Kaspia restaurant.
The most photogenic part of the castle is the tiny watchtower, known now as the Maiden Tower. Separated from the main castle, it balances perilously on a lone rock.
restoration of the Maiden Tower, and the conservation work and reconstruction of the museum exhibition.
A less tragic, but more plausible, story affirms that the Maiden Tower was built solely for defensive purposes.
Key features are the Maiden Tower and bridges across the pool are based on original designs of the "Da Vinci Bridge".
Clare Hickie meets Tom Jones at Mardan Palace, Antalya, Turkey View from Maiden Tower of the Mardan Palace, showing the incredible bridges over the pool
From his first season's coverings at Cheveley Park he got Maiden Tower, who narrowly missed a Classic success when second in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, but did notch a Group 2 victory in the Prix de Sandringham.
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