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Spotlight on Oil Barons of the Last Century Maiden's Tower  Left: Maiden's Tower, Baku's most famous landmark dating back, at least, to the 12th century and possibly much earlier. Right: The Hajinski Residence was built by Isa Bey Hajinski (1862-1918) a wealthy landowner who discovered oil on his property and who also owned a kerosene refinery in the "Black City". It was constructed in 1912. In 1944 Charles de Gaulle stayed overnight in this residence en route between Tehran to Moscow where he met with Stalin. Back to the article Back to Index AI 14.2 (Summer 2006) AI Home | Search | Magazine Choice | Topics | AI Store | Contact us Other Web sites created by Azerbaijan International AZgallery.org | AZERI.org | HAJIBEYOV.com |
