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Grand Baku Tour

Old City, oil-boom palaces, the Boulevard, the Carpet Museum, Highland Park, the Flame Towers and the Heydar Aliyev Center.

12 stops
11.8 km
approx. 4 h 30 min

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Highland Park (Upland Park) — Sefer azeri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized; cropped for display

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Fountain SquareFountains Square, Baku
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Fountains SquareFountains Square, Baku · City centre · 19th–21st century
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Double Gates of the Old CityIstiglaliyyat St, Icherisheher, Baku · Fortress walls · 12th century and later
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Palace of the ShirvanshahsQala St 76, Icherisheher, Baku · Royal residence · 15th century
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Multani & Bukhara CaravanseraisIcherisheher, near the Maiden Tower, Baku · Merchants' inns · 14th–15th century
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Maiden TowerNeftchilar Ave / Icherisheher, Baku · UNESCO World Heritage · age debated
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Ismailiyya PalaceIstiglaliyyat St 30, Baku · Venetian Gothic · 1908–1913
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Philharmonic HallIstiglaliyyat St 2, Baku · Oil-boom era · 1910–1912
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Baku BoulevardBaku Boulevard (Seaside National Park), Neftchilar Ave · Seaside promenade · since 1909
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Azerbaijan Carpet MuseumMikayil Huseynov Ave 28, Baku · Museum · new building 2014
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Highland Park viewpointHighland Park (Dagustu Park), Baku · Panorama over the bay
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Flame TowersMehdi Huseyn St 1A, Baku · Modern skyline · 2012
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Heydar Aliyev CenterHeydar Aliyev Ave 1, Baku · Architecture · 2012

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Fountains Square — Fountains Square
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Bernard Gagnon · CC BY 4.0

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Original title: Fountains Square, Baku 01
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Icherisheher (Old City) — Icherisheher (Old City)
2016-09-26Date not independently verified

Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Original title: Centro histórico, Baku, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-26, DD 221-223 HDR
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Palace of the Shirvanshahs — Palace of the Shirvanshahs
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Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Original title: Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Baku (Şirvanşahlar sarayı)
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Multani & Bukhara Caravanserais — Multani & Bukhara Caravanserais
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Ludvig14 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Original title: Baku Multani&Bukharacaravanserais 004 2252
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Maiden Tower — Maiden Tower
2016-09-26Date not independently verified

Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Original title: Torre de la Doncella, Baku, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-26, DD 212-214 HDR
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Ismailiyya Palace — Ismailiyya Palace
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Rhajizada · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Original title: Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyasının Rəyasət heyətinin binası 1
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Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall & Philharmonic Garden — Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall & Philharmonic Garden
2016-09-26Date not independently verified

Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Original title: Edificio en Baku, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-26, DD 46
Date label in the source: 2016-09-26
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Baku Boulevard (Seaside National Park) — Baku Boulevard (Seaside National Park)
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TUTMOS · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Original title: Baku boulevard 0264 Panorama2
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Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum — Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum
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Bernard Gagnon · CC BY 4.0

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Original title: Azerbaijan Carpet Museum 01
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Highland Park (Upland Park) — Highland Park (Upland Park)
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Urmen19 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Original title: Dağıüstü park
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Flame Towers — Flame Towers
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KeuleKeulmann · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Original title: Flame towers
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Heydar Aliyev Center — Heydar Aliyev Center
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Avisadehh · CC0

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Original title: HEIDAR ALIYEV CENTER AND GARDENS.מרכז היידר אלייב והדשא
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Fountains Square — Fountains Square
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Urek Meniashvili · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Original title: Fountains Square, Baku 2
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Icherisheher (Old City) — Icherisheher (Old City)
2016-09-26Date not independently verified

Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Original title: Murallas de Baku, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-26, DD 224-226 HDR
Date label in the source: 2016-09-26
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Palace of the Shirvanshahs — Palace of the Shirvanshahs
2016-09-28Date not independently verified

Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Original title: Palacio de los Shirvanshah, Baku, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-28, DD 08-10 HDR
Date label in the source: 2016-09-28
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Multani & Bukhara Caravanserais — Multani & Bukhara Caravanserais
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Sefer azeri · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Original title: Multanı karvansarayı
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Maiden Tower — Maiden Tower
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Bahare Ghanoon · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Original title: Qiz Qalasi and a Tree
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Ismailiyya Palace — Ismailiyya Palace
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havin_hp · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Original title: Milli Elmlər Akademiyasının Rəyasət heyəti binası yazı
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