Baku is often called the City of Fire and throughout its history there have been some mysteries that helped to shape its reputation as such. One of these mysteries is located in only 30 kilometres from the city centre and called Ateshgah Historical Architectural Reserve.
Ateshgah, also known all over the world as the “Fire Temple of Baku” is an authentic Azerbaijani exotic. This place is magical to some people because of its unique natural phenomenon - an eternal flame. The temple in its current state was created within the 17th-18th centuries and designed by the Baku-based Hindu community.
It is a pentagonal structure, with a serrated outer wall and an entrance portal. Built in local architectural traditions, Ateshgah combines the features of ancient altars of fire. In the middle of the courtyard rises the quadrangular rotunda of the main altar temple. “Balakhana” - a traditional Absheron guest room - is located right above the entrance.
But it is worth mentioning that the history of the Temple is even longer as it used to be the holy place of Zoroastrians - fire worshippers. They attached mysterious significance to unquenchable fire and went there to worship the shrine.
with permanent natural gas flowing from under the ground. The temple was built by Indian merchants in the 18th century. After Discovering the source of gas, the Hindus from the Ganges started visiting the site to pray. As the merchants praised the place, the number of visitors increased. Ateshgah resembles like a small fortress. There are cells inside the stoned - fenced courtyard, while the shine is in the centre. Fire Worshippers led an ascetic lifestyle here
Expecting nothing from the material world, people confined themselves to the cells. Ateshgah fire temple has always attracted travellers and writers. The most detailed account of it is encountered by Alexander Duma’s book «Caucasus trip» written in 1858. Tourists don’t leave Baku without visiting this place.
Ateshgah of Baku consists of a temple, Indian monastic cells and visitor areas. The exterior blank wall that embraces all the Ateshgah’s cells and houses provide it with an old Persian caravanserai appearance. Ateshgah seems to have been built by local masters working on a plan by the Indians who funded this monument.
The fireplace is located natural gas ventilation in the centre, igniting a massive fire in the middle and four smaller fires on the pavilion’s rooftop corners. A number of small cells circling the Temple Fireplace contained ascetic believers and pilgrims.
In 1902 the natural flames were put out because a gas well drilled in the vicinity led to the blowout. Fifteen LEDs had to be drilled and a pipeline laid, which led to Ateshgah losing its uniqueness. In 1975 it was turned into a museum.
As the Ateshgah fire temple is located in a suburb of Baku, it is not close to any of the city’s metro stations. Instead, there are buses that run from some of the stations to the site. Apart from that, one could also travel to the temple by taxi. The Ateshgah is open every day from 10:00 to 18:00, and tickets are required to enter the site.
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