The "Maiden Tower" is situated in the south-east part of "Icheri Shahar". This unique monument of Azerbaijanian architecture was built in two periods. Most of Azerbaijanian scientists supposed the lower part of the monument till 13,7 meters to be dated from VII-VI centuries B.C.
The height of the Tower is 29,5 meters, the diameter is 16,5 meters. The thickness of the walls is 5 meters at the base, 4 meters at the top. The Tower is an eight-storeyed cylindrical-shaped one built at the coast-rock. Each of eight floors of Tower is crowned with the stone cupola with round hole. The floors are connected by means of stone staircase built at the walls. The day light penetrates the Tower in narrow windows like loop-holes which are wider inside. From the first floor there are some niches at the thickness of the walls inside of which there was built clay pipe with 30 cm of diameter. There is the well with 21 meters of depth on the second floor inside the Tower. In the south-west part of Tower there are some inscriptions written in "kufi" print, which have been traslated: "The Tower of Masud, Davud`s son".
According to the kind of stone and its position, scientists supposed these inscriptions to be rebuilt at the walls of Maiden Tower in XII century during the reconstruction works. In 1960 the restoration works had been carried out. The unusual form and originality of Tower are always of great interest for Azerbaijanian scientists.
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