The Maiden Tower, or Qız qalası, is a cylindrical eight storey building that rises to a height of 29.5 metres. However, its exact origins and intended purpose are not so clear. […]
Come burrow with me! I’m back to the topic of BBC’s Race Across the World: the second checkpoint in the show was Baku, so I thought I’d show you around […]
These snails were crawling exceedingly slowly around the grounds of the Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku. Snails can actually crawl around 25 metres in 24 hours, but these giant creatures just […]
More glimpses of my, so far, favourite Zaha Hadid building. I’ve got many more still to see, mind you. To see more of them from your armchair, click here […]
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