Monument to Nizami Ganjavi in Ganja
| Location | Ganja, Azerbaijan |
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| Type | Monument |
| Completion date | 1946 |
| Dedicated to | Nizami Ganjavi |
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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]
See also
Monument to Nizami Ganjavi in Baku
References
- ^ "NİZAMİ GƏNCƏVİ".
- ^ a b "Gəncədə Nizami Gəncəvinin restavrasiya olunmuş heykəlinin açılışı olub » Dəyərlər AİN". deyerler.org (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ Ibrahimov, Telman. "Fuad Abdurrakhmanov".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Президент Азербайджана Ильхам Алиев во время визита в Гянджу, Гейгельский и Шамкирский районы" (Day.az ed.).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "В Гяндже завершились работы по реставрации памятника Низами" (Day.az ed.).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "В Гяндже завершились работы по реставрации памятника Низами". 11 August 2009.