Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center And Flame Towers
Baku, Azerbaijan
Located along the Caspian Sea above Iran, Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan and its largest city. The financial center for the old Soviet Empire, this 1,500-year-old metropolis once produced half of the world's oil supply. Twenty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan is now emerging from the shadows of Russian rule. Backed by oil reserves worth nearly half a trillion dollars, Baku is attempting to reinvent the country's reputation by rebuilding the entire city!
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