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This article is about the tower in old town Baku, Azerbaijan. For the tower near Istanbul, Turkey in the Bosporus Straight, see Maiden's Tower Missing image Baku_Maiden_Tower.jpg The Maiden Tower stands in old town Baku, Azerbaijan Baku's Maiden Tower (Qız Qalası), is a tower in old town Baku, a block away from the Caspian Sea. It was constructed in the 12th century, or possibly earlier. Legend has it that the maiden for whom the tower was constructed threw herself off its top, to her death in the waves below. External links
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