In pictures | Strategic object: Baku’s years of transformation 

Since the 19th century, Azerbaijan’s wealth has come from oil. Baku, its oil-pumping epicentre, curls around the Caspian Sea and has become a focal point for those following apparent dreams of prosperity, drawing over half the population, five out of nine million people, into the city.  Since the second oil boom of 2005, Azerbaijan’s ever-expanding capital has continued its rapid transformation.  As the sun breaks, the dawn light outlines the city’s newly newbuilt skyl