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Azerbaijan

Wind power as well as solar.

View of the countryside outside of Baku. Very rural.

Juma Mosque of Shamakhi or Friday Mosque of Shamakhi, Azerbaijani. Construction date of the mosque- 743-744

Ok you name it you can have it. Interesting dish for the dining table tonight

The Yedi Gumbrez, seven tombs, yet only three of these desecrated octagonal royal tombs remain reasonably complete. They are the 18th - 19th century mausoleums of the Kans of Shemakha.

These are the ruins of the 18th century mausoleums of the Khans of Shemakha .

The small town Shemakha. In the center of the photo you can find the Juma Mosque. For a long time the capital and trade center for western Azerbaijan. .

The octahedron turns to a hexahedron with the help of trumpet arches and then turns into a circle of the cupola with the help of angular rosettes. The cupola is distinguished for its trefoil arch. Trunk of the mausoleum is finished with cornice made of black stone and built in a shape of simple muqarnasses.

Wild rasberries gowi along the side of the road.

Highway leading from Shemakha to Sheki across hills and countryside

Notice the style of the clothing for the ladies. This is fall 2018.

The interior walls of the residence are covered entirely with frescoes painted at different times during the eighteenth century. Many of the frescoes feature flowers in vases, while a series of paintings on the first floor halls depict hunting and battle scenes.

Sheraton hotel announced it would open a Starwood Hotel & Resort signed an agreement with Improtex Real Estate LLC to open a new Sheraton in Ismailli, Azerbaijan. The hotel was scheduled to open in 2014. The hotel was scheduled to have 132 rooms, 32 suites and conference center. There is nothing around the area, no industry, or population. A big question is WHY? To date it never opened and sits vacant and unfinished..

The Palace of Shaki Khans, Azerbaijani in Shaki, Azerbaijan was a summer residence for the Shaki Khans. It was built in 1797 by Muhammed Hasan Khan.

Large Interior portions of the residence's facade, including the entire southern elevations of the central halls on both floors, are covered by a mosaics..

The summer residence is renowned for the lavish decoration of its exterior. Outside garden area of the palace. Remaining surfaces on all façades are decorated with floral tile panels and tile mosaics . Muqarnas hoods crowning the four iwans, a rectangular hall or space, usually vaulted, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open. are highlighted with gold on the lower level and covered with mirror fragments on the first floor. .

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