Every country has its own places of interest and ancient monuments - the symbols of the past. The city of Baku isn't an exception. Walking down wide and beautiful streets of this city, we can come across a lot of monuments, museums and other well-known places. It's not a secret that Baku attracts big numbers of tourists from other countries. It is a big pleasure for foreigners to visit the capital of the Azerbaijan Republic, and see with their own eyes such places as Shirvanshahs' Palace, Synic Kala Minaret, Icheri Sheher, Maiden's Tower and many others. Of course, we can say that not only a wish to see the sights the city, but also the petroleum in the Caspian sea make foreign visitors come to Baku. But if we speak about the Caspian oil and people, whom it attracts, we deal only with businessmen and companies. In fact, Baku, which is shrouded with the glory of ancient eastern city, is one of the most desirable places for tourists to come. Actually, they are trying to see monumental buildings, which we hardly try to preserve. It is a fact

that sometimes we can see historical monuments, which tend to disappear because of a lack of restoration. Of course, here we should take into consideration the political and economic situation in the republic. Azerbaijan is still a developing country, and besides the places of interest, there are a lot of other things to be repaired. "Our monuments are our pride, and, of course, the repairing of them should occupy one of the first places in the plans of the government," said one common citizen of our capital.

One of the most famous places of interest in Baku is Maiden's Tower. Rising high through the centuries, it's shrouded with the ancient legend, which opens up the secret about the Tower's origin. The tale appears to be the story of the Shah's (king's) daughter. The princess, who was very intelligent and beautiful, fell in love with a young man and wanted to marry him. But the Shah, her father, was against their wish to be together. In order to prevent his daughter's dates with her beloved, he ordered his people to build a tower in the middle of the sea. When the "prison" was ready, the king enclosed the princess ther

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