No catalog of the world’s richest museum can ever match its artifacts and works of art with the UNESCO World Heritage List. It contains the best man has created over the millennia-long history of civilization. To be included in this list is a great honour, to be part of it means a huge responsibility because from now on the country is responsible to all the peoples of the Earth for the safety of the site, which is recognized as a universal value.
This book is about Sheki – an ancient city in the north of Azerbaijan the architectural ensembles of which have enchanted the world for hundreds of years. In 2019, UNESCO included the historical center and the Palace of Sheki Khans on the World Cultural Heritage List.