The Monument to
Nizami Ganjavi
Nizami Ganjavi ( fa, نظامی گنجوی, lit=Niẓāmī of Ganja, translit=Niẓāmī Ganjavī; c. 1141–1209), Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, or Nezāmi, whose formal name was ''Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī'',Mo'in, ...
, a medieval
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poet, is located in
Chișinău
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, the capital of
Moldova
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, in a park named after Nizami Ganjavi.
Akif Asgarov, Honoured Art Worker of
Azerbaijan
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was a sculptor and Semen Shoyket, Honoured Architect of Moldova was the architect of the monument.
History
Opening ceremony of the monument was held in spring, 2005, during the official visit of
Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003.
The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...
, the President of Azerbaijan to Moldova. The monument was settled as “a sign of kind relationships between Azerbaijani and Moldavian nations”. The idea of the construction of the monuments belongs to the Congress of Azerbaijanis in Moldova, led by Vugar Novruzov.
[''Кудрявцева Елена'']
«Слово, идущее от сердца, проникает в сердце»
On November 12, 2012 a solemn opening ceremony of the reconstructed and renovated monument to Nizami Ganjavi was held. Boris Foshko, the minister of culture of Moldova, Adalat Valiyev, deputy minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan, Namig Aliyev, ambassador of Azerbaijan to Moldova, members of delegations from Azerbaijan, cultural and art figures of Moldova, government officials and representatives of diplomatic missions also participated in this ceremony. The given project was realized within the order of Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan “About celebration of the 870th anniversary of Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami Ganjavi”.
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Description of the monument
The monument consists of a granite bust of Nizami Ganjavi, portraying the poet in the eastern attire with a turban on his head. A pedestal is made of the red granite and decorated with eastern ornaments.English
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See also
* Campaign on granting Nizami the status of the national poet of Azerbaijan
References
External links
«Слово, идущее от сердца, проникает в сердце»
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Buildings and structures completed in 2005
Monuments and memorials in Chișinău
Chisinau
Sculptures by Akif Asgarov