List of statues in Baku explained

List of the statues and memorials in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

Statues [1] [2]

Statues of outstanding people!Year!Image!Person!Location!Note
1930Mirza Fatali AkhundovAt the intersection of Bunyad Sardarov and Said Rustamov, Ahmed Javad streets
1959BahramgurAt the Neftchilar Avenue
192326 Baku CommissarsIn the square of 26 Baku Commissars (Current name of street is Sahil Garden)
1949Nizami Ganjavi

Muhammad Fuzuli

Molla Panah Vagif

Mirza Fatali Akhundov

Khurshidbanu Natavan

Jalil Mammadguluzadeh

Jafar Jabbarly

In front of Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature
1958Mirza Alakbar SabirIn the Istiglaliyyat Street, Mirza Alakbar Sabir GardenFrom 1922 to 1958, there was another statue in the place of the monument of the poet.
1960Uzeyir Hajibeyovİn front of the National Conservatory of Azerbaijan
1955Vladimir Leninat the 11th Red Army square (now – Azadlig Square).On the building of the House of Government of AzerbaijanIn 1991, the monument was replaced by the national flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
1961Samad VurgunPushkin Street (Baku)
1962FuzûlîIn front of the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre
196826 Commissars MemorialIn the square of 26 Baku Commissars (Current name of street is Sahil Garden)
1968Mikayil MushfigInshaatchilar Avenue
1972Nariman NarimanovNariman Narimanov Avenue
1973Mehdi HuseynzadeAt the intersection of Tbilisi Avenue and Bakikhanov Street
1980Imadaddin NasimiAt the intersection of Samad Vurgun Street and Nizami Street
1998Yusif MammadaliyevIn the Istiglaliyyat Street, near the Ismailiyya Palace
2002Azim AzimzadeIn the Old City (Baku)
2012Monument to KoroghluAt the intersection of Azadlig Avenue and Vagif Avenue
2014Gara Garayev MonumentIn the 28 May Street

Busts

!Year!Person!Image!Location!Note
1920sFriedrich EngelsPrimorsky BoulevardThe monument is written in Azerbaijani with Arabic letters: ENGELS

Monuments and memorials

!Year!Name!Image!Location!Note
1960Statue of a Liberated WomanAt the intersection of Shikhali Gurbanov and Jafar Jabbarli's streetsThe monument depicts a woman removing the veil. İt was built by Fuad Abdurahmanov
1988"Eternal Flame" [3] Martyrs' Lane

See also

References

  1. News: Statues in Baku. 2018-05-17. az.
  2. Web site: Bakının heykəlləri. www.anl.az. 2018-05-17.
  3. Web site: Kazakh leaders visits Alley of Martyrs in Baku. 2017-04-03. AzerNews.az. en. 2019-01-24.