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Martyrs Funicular Upper Station

Front view of Martyrs Funicular Station

Azerbaijan National Flag and the Eterenal Flame

The buildings consist of 130 residential apartments over 33 floors, a Fairmont hotel tower that consists of 250 rooms and 61 serviced apartments, and office blocks that provides a net 356,436 square feet of office space..

The Flame Towers are completely covered with the LED screens that display the movement of a fire visible from the farthest points of the city

The buildings consist of 130 residential apartments over 33 floors, a Fairmont hotel tower that consists of 250 rooms and 61 serviced apartments, and office blocks that provides a net 356,436 square feet of office space.

Martyrs Lane and the Eternal Flame

A husband and wife died on the same day. He was murdered and she took her own life to be with her husband.

Martyrs' Lane, Alley of Martyrs formerly The Kirov Park, is a cemetery and memorial in Baku, Azerbaijan dedicated to those killed by the Soviet Army during Black January, January 20, 1990, Ironically my birthday. and later to those killed in Nagorno-Karabakh War. .

All slaughtered by the Soviet Army on January 20, 1990.

View looking the opposite direction as the previous.

Flame Towers in the distance. At night many colors appear on the buildings.

Azerbaijan is a low-lying city with coastline along the Caspian Sea. It's famed for its medieval walled old city, which contains the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, a vast royal complex, and the iconic stone Maiden Tower

The petroleum industry in Azerbaijan produces about 873,260 barrels of oil per day and 29 billion cubic meters of gas per year. Azerbaijan is one of the birthplaces of the oil industry. Its history is linked to the fortunes of petroleum. It is poised to become an important oil and gas producer once again.

The Caspian Sea, a land locked sea.

The Caspian Sea or Mazandaran Sea is a landlocked sea between Asia and Europe . It is the world's largest inland body of water

View of the Baku Television Tower through the Eternal Flame Memorial at Martyrs Lane

Caspian Waterfront Baku in the foreground

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