List of statues in Baku facts for kids
List of the statues and memorials in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
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Statues
Year | Image | Person | Location | Note |
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1930 | Mirza Fatali Akhundov | At the intersection of Bunyad Sardarov and Said Rustamov, Ahmed Javad streets | ||
1959 | Bahramgur | At the Neftchilar Avenue | ||
1923 | 26 Baku Commissars | In the square of 26 Baku Commissars (Current name of street is Sahil Garden) | ||
1949 | Nizami Ganjavi
Muhammad Fuzuli Molla Panah Vagif Mirza Fatali Akhundov Jalil Mammadguluzadeh Jafar Jabbarly |
In front of Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature | ||
1958 | Mirza Alakbar Sabir | In the Istiglaliyyat Street, Mirza Alakbar Sabir Garden | From 1922 to 1958, there was another statue in the place of the monument of the poet. | |
1960 | Uzeyir Hajibeyov | İn front of the National Conservatory of Azerbaijan | ||
1955 | Vladimir Lenin | at the 11th Red Army square (now - Azadlig Square).
On the building of the House of Government of Azerbaijan |
In 1991, the monument was replaced by the national flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan. | |
1961 | Samad Vurgun | Pushkin Street (Baku) | ||
1962 | Fuzûlî | In front of the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre | ||
1968 | 26 Commissars Memorial | In the square of 26 Baku Commissars (Current name of street is Sahil Garden) | ||
1968 | Mikayil Mushfig | Inshaatchilar Avenue | ||
1972 | Nariman Narimanov | Nariman Narimanov Avenue | ||
1973 | Mehdi Huseynzade | At the intersection of Tbilisi Avenue and Bakikhanov Street | ||
1980 | Imadaddin Nasimi | At the intersection of Samad Vurgun Street and Nizami Street | ||
1998 | Yusif Mammadaliyev | In the Istiglaliyyat Street, near the Ismailiyya Palace | ||
2002 | Azim Azimzade | In the Old City (Baku) | ||
2012 | Monument to Koroghlu | At the intersection of Azadlig Avenue and Vagif Avenue | ||
2014 | Gara Garayev Monument | In the 28 May Street |
Busts
Year | Person | Image | Location | Note |
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1920s | Friedrich Engels | Primorsky Boulevard | The monument is written in Azerbaijani with Arabic letters: ENGELS |
Monuments and memorials
See also
- List of Monuments in Azerbaijan
- Nizami Museum of Azerbaïjani Literature#The building statues of six famous Azerbaijani writers
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