Field Trip: Baku
By Hanae Ko
A view of the Baku Bay from atop the Maiden Tower, a 12th-century architecture and UNESCO World Heritage site located in the Old City.
Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, is an urban city of two million people along the shores of the Caspian Sea. The oil-rich city is the scientific, cultural and industrial center of Azerbaijan, where ancient architecture and historic sites can be found alongside modern skyscrapers and multimillion-dollar highrises.
