The opening ceremony of the monument was held in April 1949. The sculptor of the monument was Fuad Abdurahmanov, People’s Artist of Azerbaijan.[1][2][3]
The monument is a 6-meter high bronze statue installed on 9-meter high octahedral pedestal. The pedestal is of red Labrador, and elements of Azerbaijani architecture of Nizami’s epoch were used in its handling. There is an ornamental carving and faced bronze plates on the lower part of the monument. Seven plates feature scenes from Nizami's works, and one plate displays a memorial inscription.[citation needed]
monument, nizami, ganjavi, baku, monument, nizami, ganjavi, medieval, persian, poet, located, baku, nizami, square, intersection, istiglaliyyat, ahmad, javad, azerbaijan, islam, safarli, streets, monument, nizami, ganjavilocationistiglaliyyat, street, baku, az. The Monument to Nizami Ganjavi a medieval Persian poet is located in Baku in Nizami Square on the intersection of Istiglaliyyat Ahmad Javad Azerbaijan and Islam Safarli streets Monument to Nizami GanjaviLocationIstiglaliyyat Street Baku AzerbaijanTypeMonumentCompletion date1949Dedicated toNizami GanjaviThe opening ceremony of the monument was held in April 1949 The sculptor of the monument was Fuad Abdurahmanov People s Artist of Azerbaijan 1 2 3 The monument is a 6 meter high bronze statue installed on 9 meter high octahedral pedestal The pedestal is of red Labrador and elements of Azerbaijani architecture of Nizami s epoch were used in its handling There is an ornamental carving and faced bronze plates on the lower part of the monument Seven plates feature scenes from Nizami s works and one plate displays a memorial inscription citation needed References Edit ABDURAHMANOV FUAD GASAN OGLY Archived from the original on 2012 04 26 Monumental abidenin yeni heyati Park i pamyatnik Nizami v Baku Archived from the original on 2018 09 10 Retrieved 2012 06 08 Coordinates 40 22 11 N 49 50 07 E 40 3696 N 49 8352 E 40 3696 49 8352 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monument to Nizami Ganjavi in Baku amp oldid 1082292193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
