Baku Fire Temple, Azerbaijan - BBC World Wonders

The Baku Ateshgah or "Fire Temple" is a castle-like ancient Hindu religious structure in Surakhani, a suburb of greater Baku, Azerbaijan. "Atash" is the Persian word for fire.

The pentagonal complex, which has a courtyard surrounded by cells for monks and a tetrapillar-altar in the middle, was built during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was abandoned after 1883 when oil and gas plants were established in the vicinity. The complex was turned into a museum in 1975 and now receives 15,000 visitors a year. It was nominated for World Heritage Site status in 1998 and was declared a state historical-architectural reserve by decree of the Azeri President on 19 December 2007.

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[RoshenRRujj]

It is very old video.. Government completely cleaned there out... Nothing left there. Only Fire Temple of Baku is "alive" :)

[ganeshanI1]

I saw this in the Bond movie, the World is not enough. Recently there were news of excavation of a 7th Cent AD Hindu temple in St. Petersberg as well.

[Nuranaize]

its old video!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ilkin770]

it is old video!!!

[dontfuckcats]

мы уже друзья!!! Search in Youtube: "Maga(Azerbaijan) vs Smile(Armenia)"

[AzvidMedia]

This is old Azerbaijan in the soviet times. It is way better now and those oil rigs arent there anymore, they built the BAKU WHITE CITY on it.

[umid123]

Damn! how you going to show the oil rigs part of the country , and not the city ?