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Azerbaijan State Puppet Theater - was created in 1931 for children in Baku. In some years (1931-1941; 1946-1950) It operated as an independent theater, and it operated as Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators during 1941–1946 years, and it has been operated under the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall since 1950. It is an independent ...
[3] Azerbaijan has five sites on the list. The first site added to the list was the Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower, in 2000. Due to the damage sustained in the 2000 Baku earthquake, the site was listed as endangered from 2003 to 2009. [4] The Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape was listed in 2007.
The mausoleum is divided into two parts: overground and underground. The upper part of the mausoleum was used for accomplishment of cultic rites, but there was a burial vault. There are three small windows with stone shebeke-lattices in the southern, eastern and western facets of the mausoleum. The burial vault also has a window with shebeke ...
3. Rhine Valley. The Rhine Valley is a special place to visit during the fall because its medieval castles and charming towns nestle among the colorful autumn foliage and vineyards, which at this ...
Some 270 engineers, architects, carpenters, painters, and other masters worked on the mansion's construction between 1895 and 1901. [3] Construction alone cost 1.2 million roubles, excluding furniture and equipment, all of which was brought from Russia, France, America, and Germany. Heating and cooling systems were also installed. [3]
The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, [3] which is surrounded by walls. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3,000 people. [ 4 ] In December 2000, the Old City of Baku, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower , became the first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
A video shared on Facebook claims to show an unidentified flying object (UFO) in Germany. Verdict: False The video was created using computer-generated imagery (CGI). It has been debunked since 2021.
On 2 September 2010 with the inauguration of National Flag Square, Baku set the world record for tallest flagpole; [92] [93] on 24 May 2011, the city of Dushanbe in Tajikistan set a new record with a 3 metres (9.8 feet)-higher flagpole. [94]