Restoration Subsequent to the declaration of the entire cultural property including the tower and the city walls as a, in 2000, there was an earthquake which caused damage to the property. It was constructed alongside a natural oil well. Architectural details of the Maiden TowerThe tower has been described as the 'most majestic and mysterious monument of Baku, the Gyz Galasy', built on solid rock foundation, demonstrates right on the coast line, a fusion of Arabic, Persian and Ottoman influences. In addition to epical backgrounds, it is believable that the word 'maiden' means that the tower was not destroyed by any enemy and thus means (from the religious viewpoint) that it was never desecrated (touched) by the evil of and remains the 'virgin' or 'maiden' temple-tower of the Zoroastrianian God. Source of the name 'Maiden Tower' Prof Mahir Khalifa-zadeh believes that apart from legends, it has been difficult to find historical explanations or archaeological or written evidence as to why the tower was called the Maiden tower. Thus, the people of Baku escaped slavery but the Holy Fires were stopped on the top of the Fire Temple-Tower. Thousand of enemies perished as a result and some survivors, ran away. This has been inferred as an earthquake resistant design. Further excavations have also revealed wooden girders, each 14 metres (46 ft) high, at the foundation of the tower. Ahmadov believes that the tower was used as an astronomical observatory from the time of this reconstruction, due to the fact that 30 hewed stone protuberances on the tower's lower section and the 31 protuberances on the upper section, linked with a stone belt, correlate to the days of the month.According to recent archaeological excavations, carried out in 1962–63 on the ground floor of the tunnel, the tower was built on a large rock sloping toward the sea, and the buttress structure projecting out from the main tower provided stability to the tower. However it is disputed as the inscription, unlike the Madakan Tower does not actually reveal him to have been the architect, although it is generally agreed that much of the modern tower dates back to the 12th century. An inscription located 14 metres high on the south wall which in old script mentions or, an architect active during the 12th century he is the father of the architect who built the.
The site was believed to have been used originally during the era as a temple. This conclusion is partly supported by historian Prof Bretanitskiy who has postulated that the tower was partly built in the 5th to 6th centuries and then later in the 12th century. Depiction of Maiden Tower on (1993), Professor and prominent historian and expert in the history of Baku has calculated that the tower foundations, which extend 15 metres below ground level and the bottom three stories above ground, were originally built between the 4th and 6th centuries CE and points out the marked difference in the stone used in the tower compared to the stone used in the medieval city surrounding it.
The area was first settled in the period. Zoroastrian believed that there are 7 Steps or 7 Sky to reach heaven.Davud A.Akhundov and Dr date the fire temple-tower approximately as 8th-7th century B.C.The Maiden Tower set in the south-east part of, has mystique and hoary history and legends that are linked to two periods, though not conclusively established.
Prof Davud A.Akhundov provides archeological and architectural evidences and argues that the Tower is ' -Tower which had 7 fire exits on the top of the tower. Contents.History Some scientific sources indicate that the Maiden Tower is a paramount example of and the pre-Islamic in and Azerbaijan. This land was developed between the 9th and 15th centuries, when the walls of the old city, the palace including the huge bastion of the Maiden Tower were built.
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