Icherisheher
The old town inside Baku's fortress walls — its lanes, baths and caravanserais.
icherisheher.tut.az
Transport
Baku Funicular
A short mountain railway from the boulevard up to the Alley of Martyrs — the city's simplest lift since 1960.
Go to the sitefunikulyor.tut.azA separate third-level domain with its own design
in progress
How it will look: each site gets its own colour scheme and structure.
In brief
The funicular links the lower city with the upper terrace: in a few minutes the car climbs the steep slope and the whole bay of Baku opens up.
The line opened in 1960 and has been renewed several times. The upper station sits beside the Alley of Martyrs and the Flame Towers.
On the site
- 01How it worksCable, counterweight, stops
- 02History1960 and the later rebuilds
- 03The rideWhat is near each station
- 04The viewThe panorama of the bay
Related sites
Maiden Tower
Baku's emblem: an eight-tier stone cylinder and the questions nobody has settled.
qiz-qalasi.tut.az
Shirvanshahs' Palace
A 15th-century palace complex: divankhana, mosque, bathhouse and the rulers' tomb.
shirvanshahlar.tut.az