Editing Baku (section)

==== Modern architecture ====
Late modern and postmodern architecture began to appear in the early 2000s. With economic development, old buildings such as Atlant House were razed to make way for new ones. Buildings with all-glass shells have appeared around the city, the most prominent examples being the International Mugham Center, [[Azerbaijan Tower]], [[Heydar Aliyev Centre|Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre]], [[Flame Towers]], [[Baku Crystal Hall]], [[Baku White City]], [[SOCAR Tower]] and [[DENIZ Mall]]. These projects also caught the attention of international media as notable programmes such as [[Discovery Channel]]'s [[Extreme Engineering]] did pieces focusing in on changes to the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre And Flame Towers |url=http://science.discovery.com/tv/build-bigger/projects/azerbaijan/heydar-aliyev-cultural-centre.html |access-date=25 April 2011 |publisher=Discovery Communications }}{{dead link|date=September 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

The Old City of Baku, also known as the Walled City of Baku, refers to the ancient Baku settlement. Most of the walls and towers, strengthened after the Russian conquest in 1806, survived. This section is picturesque, with its maze of narrow alleys and ancient buildings: the cobbled streets past the [[Palace of the Shirvanshahs]], two [[Caravanserai|caravansaries]], the baths and the [[Juma Mosque (Baku)|Juma Mosque]] (which used to house the [[Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum|Azerbaijan National Carpet and Arts Museum]] but is now a mosque again). The old town core also has dozens of small mosques, often without any particular sign to distinguish them as such.

In 2003, UNESCO placed the Inner City on the [[List of World Heritage in Danger]], citing damage from a [[2000 Baku earthquake|November 2000 earthquake]], poor conservation as well as "dubious" restoration efforts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower – UNESCO World Heritage Centre |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/958 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302171720/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/958 |archive-date=2 March 2012 |access-date=22 May 2009 |publisher=Whc.unesco.org}}</ref> In 2009 the Inner City was removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=UNESCO World Heritage |title=Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/958 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922173754/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/958 |archive-date=22 September 2018 |access-date=22 September 2018 |publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |language=en}}</ref>