enemy's commander screamed: "You win! Who are you? Take your helmet off. I want to see your face, pahlevan!" He took off the helmet and saw that the fortress' pahlevan is a beautiful girl with long fire-colored hairs. He exclaimed: "Oh, you are a girl! You are a brave and beautiful girl! If girls of Baku are so brave, I'll never size your fortress! Don't kill me, beauty!" He fell in love with her for her beauty and bravery. He asked her to marry him. Of course, the girl did not kill him. She fell in love with him too for his open heart. Thus, the enemy did not capture Baku and the local people named a tower as the Maiden tower. The legend of why Baku tower's fires stopped burning The next legend indicates Zoroastrian roots as well: Once upon a time, an enemy besieged the fortress of Baku. However, Baku's people refused the enemy's request to surrender. They decided to fight to the end and to defend their lives and fortress. So Baku's people fought with a great bravery but the situation inside the fortress became more and more perilous. The enemy implemented a tight siege to overthrow the defenders. The enemy cut the water supply. With no water and food, the defenders did not have any chance of survival. Meanwhile, Supreme Magi with other priests prayed in the fortress' Holy Fire Temple-Tower. All together, they prayed to God of Ahura Mazda asking him to help them. After several days of non-stop praying, He heard priests' blessings and prayers. A strong and devastating earthquake occurred. Thousand of enemies perished and, as a result, survived enemies ran away. Thus, the people of Baku escaped slavery but the Holy Fires were stopped on the top of the Fire Temple-Tower. Source of the name "Maiden Tower" Professor Mahir Khalifa-zadeh believes that apart from legends, it has been difficult to find historical explanations or archaeological or written evidence as to why the tower was called the Maiden Tower. In addition to epical backgrounds, it is believable that the word "maiden" means that the tower was not destroyed by any enemy and thus means (from the religious viewpoint) that it was never desecrated (touched) by the evil of Angra Mainyu and remains the "virgin" or "maiden" temple-tower of the Zoroastrianian God, Ahura Mazda. Architecture The tower has been described as the "most majestic