Maiden Tower, Baku

Baku · Aserbajdsjan · Tower

From the top of the tower, the shah's daughter is said to have thrown herself into the Caspian Sea to escape a forced marriage.

The enigmatic stone tower in Baku's old town has spawned countless legends. The most famous tells of the shah's daughter, forced into marriage with a man she did not want; she asked her father to first build her a tower, and when it was finished she climbed to the top and threw herself into the sea. In an older Zoroastrian version, a fire maiden saves the city in battle but takes her own life after killing the man she loved. The lapping of waves at the tower's foot is said to still carry her lament, and the legend has inspired poetry, plays and Azerbaijan's first ballet.

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Hvor ligger Maiden Tower, Baku?

Maiden Tower, Baku ligger i Baku, Aserbajdsjan.

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