What is Maiden Tower (Baku)?
{{Infobox monument |monument_name = Maiden Tower |native_name = ''Qız Qalası'' |image = Torre de la Doncella, Baku, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-26, DD 08.jpg |caption = The Maiden Tower |location = [[Ichari Shahar|Old City]], [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]] |designer = |type = [[Tower]] |material = |length = |width = |height = {{convert|29.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} |begin = |complete = 12th century |open = |dedicated_to = |map_caption = Location within Baku |coordinates = {{coord|40.3661|49.8372|display=inline,title}} |extra = {{designation list | embed=yes | designation1 = WHS | designation1_offname = Walled City of [[Baku]] with the [[Palace of the Shirvanshahs|Shirvanshahs' Palace]] and Maiden Tower | designation1_date = 2000 <small>(24th [[World Heritage Committee|session]])</small> | designation1_type = Cultural | designation1_criteria = iv | designation1_number = [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/958 958] | designation1_free1name = State Party | designation1_free1value = [[Azerbaijan]] | designation1_free2name = Region | designation1_free2value = [[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe|Europe and North America]] | designation1_free3name = Endangered | designation1_free3value = 2003–2009 }} }} The '''Maiden Tower''', also called '''Giz Galasi''', is in the [[Ichari Shahar|Old City]], [[Baku]] in [[Azerbaijan]]. It is an ancient [[tower]] that shows the presence of [[Zoroastrian]]s, [[Sassanian]]s, [[Arab]]s, [[Persian people|Persian]]s, [[Shirvan]]is, [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]]s, and [[Russians|Russian]]s. It was built in the 12th century as part of the walled city of Baku. It is on the [[UNESCO World Heritage List]]. The tower is one of the most noted landmarks and Azerbaijan's most distinctive national emblems. It is on the [[Manat (Azerbaijan)|Manat]] and other official letter heads.<ref name=list>{{Cite web|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/958|title= Walled City of Baku with the Shirvans