Monument to Nizami Ganjavi in Ganja

Monument to Nizami Ganjavi
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LocationGanja, Azerbaijan
TypeMonument
Completion date1946
Dedicated toNizami Ganjavi

The monument to Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani: Nizami Gəncəvinin heykəli) is a monument to the outstanding Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, located in the hometown of the poet, Ganja, Azerbaijan. The monument was erected in 1946.[1]

The sculptor of the monument is People's Artist of Azerbaijan Fuad Abdurahmanov, the architects are Sadig Dadashov and Mikayil Huseynov.[2]

For this monument in 1947 Fuad Abdurahmanov was awarded the Stalin Prize.[3]

Until 2009, the monument was not restored.[4]

In 2009, the monument was reconstructed.

As a result of the work, the marble covering of the pedestal was replaced with a bronze one, 600 m² of territory was tiled, a new lighting system was installed, as well as benches.[5][2] For restoration work, 45000 manat was allocated from the state budget.[6]

  1. ^ "NİZAMİ GƏNCƏVİ".
  2. ^ a b "Gəncədə Nizami Gəncəvinin restavrasiya olunmuş heykəlinin açılışı olub » Dəyərlər AİN". deyerler.org (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  3. ^ Ibrahimov, Telman. "Fuad Abdurrakhmanov". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Президент Азербайджана Ильхам Алиев во время визита в Гянджу, Гейгельский и Шамкирский районы" (Day.az ed.). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "В Гяндже завершились работы по реставрации памятника Низами" (Day.az ed.). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "В Гяндже завершились работы по реставрации памятника Низами". 11 August 2009.