Lying at the crossroads of East and West, Azerbaijan's capital reveals its Zoroastrian, Islamic and Soviet past – and it's oil-rich present – through its unique design.
The Great Mardakan Fortress is a quadrangular defensive castle, built by Shirvanshah Akhsitan, son of Shirvanshah Manuchohr, in the middle of the 14th century, as one of the watchtowers placed over the Absheron Peninsula