Ateshgah of Baku

The Ateschgah (also Atashgah or Atəşgah ) is a former fire temple in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, took place in the Hindu rituals. It was built as a monastery in the 17th and 18th centuries. As in 1883 near oil production facilities were put into operation, the plant was abandoned. Since 1975, the building complex is a museum. In the literal translation Ateschgah means " hoard of fire". The fire was fed by natural escaping natural gas.

History of the building

Actually the name suggests indicates a fire temple of Zoroastrianism. On the other hand, there are inscriptions in Sanskrit and different researchers have a use by Hindus towards (see Literature: v. Eichwald ). Comparable temples can be found in Iran ( Isfahan) and Georgia.

Gallery

A stamp of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan from 1919 with the picture of Ateschgah.

Another view of the temple