Renowned track designer Hermann Tilke has hit back at criticism over plans released for the arriving Baku street circuit in Azerbaijan.
The 6km, 20-turn track, which will host the European Grand Prix from 2016, was formally presented during a ceremony last October.
Whilst the initial maps have been questioned, Tilke says fundamental aspects such as trackside buildings and undulation changes are hidden.
"You have to see it in three dimensions, you cannot see in those pictures," Tilke told Fox Sports.
"It goes really uphill to the old city, it follows the city wall from the 1200s, and it will be really exciting. It's 100 per cent a temporary circuit, all existing roads. We'll refurbish some of them, but not all."
Tilke reckons the circuit will hold its own against the other street venues on the F1 calendar.
"It's a very fast track. It's an absolutely different challenge, and the track is different from every city track in the world," he explained.
"It will be different from Monaco, different from Singapore, it will be completely outstanding."
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